Treason in Arthurian legend the Green Knight before “Gawain can return to his proper place in Arthurian society”. Treason is committed by Gawain against the Lord and therefore he must be physically punished, as one would be during the Middle Ages for crimes of treason. In this case, however, Gawain's punishment is not death but simply a nick on his neck. This permits Gawain to be punished, but not killed, while still demonstrating the importance of honesty. Gawain's instinct is to act duplicitously but he is chastised for these instances. Treason in Arthurian legend The concept of treason can be dated back to the
The Legend of King Arthur The Legend of King Arthur The Legend of King Arthur is a British television fantasy serial, produced by the BBC in association with Time-Life Television and the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and broadcast on BBC 1 in 1979. Earnestly historicist, the production design of the show was of the heroic age, "ca. A.D." 500, like the HTV production "Arthur of the Britons" (1972–3). However, the tragic storyline of this BBC version kept closer faith with the chivalric romance of "Le Morte d'Arthur". The Arthurian scholar Norris J. Lacy opines: ""The Legend of King Arthur" has the leisure to depict the legend