Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Legends from the Ancient

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Legends from the Ancient North)

Legends from the Ancient North: Five classics of Norse literature that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's epic vision inÂ The HobbitÂ andÂ The Lord of the Rings

Legendary fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating, and teaching the ancient tales of northern Europe at Oxford and drew on them for his own writing. These epic stories, with their wizards and knights, dragons and trolls, cursed rings and magic swords, are as fascinating today as they were thousands of year ago. Reading them brings us as close as we will ever get to the magical worlds of the Vikings and the origins of their twentieth-century counterpart: Tolkienâ€™s Middle Earth.

Composed in the fourteenth century,Â Sir Gawain and the Green KnightÂ is as beloved as it is venerable, combining the hallmarks of medieval romanceâ€”pageantry, chivalry, and courtly loveâ€”with the charm of fairy tales and heroic sagas. When a mysterious green knight rides on horseback into King Arthurâ€™s court, interrupting a New Yearâ€™s feast, he issues a challenge: if any of King Arthurâ€™s men can behead him and he survives, then a year later he is entitled to return the strike. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and decapitates the green knight, only to see him pick up his severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out to fulfill their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith,Â Sir Gawain and the Green KnightÂ is a Middle English masterpiece of magic, chivalry, and seduction.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-10-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780141393704

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2013-10-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780141393704

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Legends from the Ancient North)

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