we think sir gawain and the green knight was written around the year 1530.
we think sir gawain and the green knight was written around the year 1530.
around what year do we think sir gawain and the green knight was written?
sir gawain and the green knight
sword of the valiant









































sword of the valiant: the legend of sir gawain and the green knight is a 1984 dramatic fantasy film directed by stephen weeks and starring miles o'keeffe, trevor howard, lila kedrova, cyrielle clair, leigh lawson, peter cushing, and sean connery. the film is loosely based on the poem "sir gawain and the green knight", written in the late 14th century, but the narrative differs substantially. it was the second time weeks had adapted the traditional tale into a film. his first effort was "gawain and the green knight" (1973). 









































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sword of the valiant
the girdle's symbolic meaning, in "sir gawain and the green knight", has been construed in a variety of ways. interpretations range from sexual to spiritual. those who argue for the sexual inference view the girdle as a "trophy". it is not entirely clear if the "winner" is sir gawain or lady bertilak. the girdle is given to gawain by lady bertilak to keep him safe when he confronts the green knight. when lord bertilak comes home from his hunting trip, gawain does not reveal the girdle to his host, instead he hides it. this introduces the spiritual interpretation, that gawain's acceptance of the girdle is a sign of his faltering faith in god, at least in the face of death. to some, the green knight is christ, who overcomes death, while gawain is the every christian, who in his struggles to follow christ faithfully, chooses the easier path. in "sir gawain", the easier choice is the girdle, which promises what gawain most desires. faith in god, alternatively, requires one's acceptance that what one most desires does not always coincide with what god has planned. it is arguably best to view the girdle not as an either–or situation, but as a complex, multi-faceted symbol that acts to test gawain in more ways than one. while gawain is able to resist bertilak's wife's sexual advances, he is unable to resist the powers of the girdle. gawain is operating under the laws of chivalry which, evidently, have rules that can contradict each other. in the story of "sir gawain", gawain finds himself torn between doing what a damsel asks (accepting the girdle) and keeping his promise (returning anything given to him while his host is away).
sir gawain and the green knight