Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation Version 2)
By The Gawain Poet · Running time 02:00:08 · Culture & Heritage Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Christian Fiction
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This poem celebrates Christmas by exploring the mystery of Christ's mission on earth: his death, resurrection, and second coming as judge of all human souls. Sir Gawain is cast in the role of Everyman. At the feast of the New Year, an unarmed green giant rides his green horse into the banqueting hall of King Arthur and challenges any member of the assembled company to behead him with a huge axe and then to submit to the same treatment from his victim the next year. Gawain volunteers to prevent Arthur from accepting this challenge, fairly confident that the challenger will be unfit to return th
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