Sir Gawain and the tale of The Green Knight is a very famous King
Arthurian tale. Other than "Le Morte De Arthur" it features only a few main
characters. Sir Gawain is the protagonist. He is the only knight who has the
courage to go up against The Green Knight's challenge to honor his king, King
Arthur. The Green Knight challenges someone to go to his castle and remove his
head. At first this doesn’t seem like such a bad thing, but then the catch came
out. The catch was that whoever did such a thing was to return in exactly one
year and feel the wrath of the Green Knight. He was going to do what said knight
did to him. Remove his head. At first no knight wants to take the challenge.
Sure, removing The Green Knights head is no problem for any of the knights at
all, but its returning to the castle where the problem lies. Arthur, the noble
king that he is doesn’t want to see any one of his knights lose their head. So
all the knights decide to obey their king. No one takes up The Green Knights
challenge. No one that is, until Sir Gawain hears of such a thing. Sir Gawain,
one of the most noble knights to ever sit at The Round Table, takes one his
challenge. No one expects this due to Sir Gawain’s ability to always follow the
code of chivalry. But, Arthur is one of his good friends and a beloved king by
all. If to protect the kingdom he must risk his life then the knightly hood
thing would be to go against the kings wishes and go remove The Green Knights
head. He took the challenge and returned to castle of The Green Knight and took
his punishment for removing his head. More Arthurian tale featuring Sir Gawain’s
bravery is The Carle of Carlisle, Jack the Giant Killer, Bricriu’s Feast, and
even Mule without a Bridle. In all these tales Sir Gawain is brought up about a
man of honor. He happened to be related to Sigurd, another very famous Arthurian
hero. In the tale of the Carle of Carlisle Sir Gawain is off onto a hunting
expedition, where he happens to meet up with two of his old companions who
unfortunately tend to get lost in the woods. They come across a strange building
which is known to be the castle of the Carle of Carlisle. Due to a dreadful
storm, the knights are forced to stay in the castle and follow all of the Carles
rules. Though the storm comes to an end, Gawain finds himself trapped in the
castle unable to leave due to a spell.
After the many long nights of drinking and feasting, multiple love scenes
occurring between Gawain and both the Carles wife and daughter, Gawain accepts
the Carles request. Gawain is to behead the Carle to break the bounding spell
that will transform him into a gentle knight. And so he succeeds after a series
of long dreadful test but he proves himself to be the only one worthy of being
able to set free the Carle and break the spell. Gawain in most of his stories if
typically faced up against a challenge. Whether it’s battling a mythical beast,
or proving himself worthy to complete such a challenge; stories always
challenging his knightly hood
Arthurian tale. Other than "Le Morte De Arthur" it features only a few main
characters. Sir Gawain is the protagonist. He is the only knight who has the
courage to go up against The Green Knight's challenge to honor his king, King
Arthur. The Green Knight challenges someone to go to his castle and remove his
head. At first this doesn’t seem like such a bad thing, but then the catch came
out. The catch was that whoever did such a thing was to return in exactly one
year and feel the wrath of the Green Knight. He was going to do what said knight
did to him. Remove his head. At first no knight wants to take the challenge.
Sure, removing The Green Knights head is no problem for any of the knights at
all, but its returning to the castle where the problem lies. Arthur, the noble
king that he is doesn’t want to see any one of his knights lose their head. So
all the knights decide to obey their king. No one takes up The Green Knights
challenge. No one that is, until Sir Gawain hears of such a thing. Sir Gawain,
one of the most noble knights to ever sit at The Round Table, takes one his
challenge. No one expects this due to Sir Gawain’s ability to always follow the
code of chivalry. But, Arthur is one of his good friends and a beloved king by
all. If to protect the kingdom he must risk his life then the knightly hood
thing would be to go against the kings wishes and go remove The Green Knights
head. He took the challenge and returned to castle of The Green Knight and took
his punishment for removing his head. More Arthurian tale featuring Sir Gawain’s
bravery is The Carle of Carlisle, Jack the Giant Killer, Bricriu’s Feast, and
even Mule without a Bridle. In all these tales Sir Gawain is brought up about a
man of honor. He happened to be related to Sigurd, another very famous Arthurian
hero. In the tale of the Carle of Carlisle Sir Gawain is off onto a hunting
expedition, where he happens to meet up with two of his old companions who
unfortunately tend to get lost in the woods. They come across a strange building
which is known to be the castle of the Carle of Carlisle. Due to a dreadful
storm, the knights are forced to stay in the castle and follow all of the Carles
rules. Though the storm comes to an end, Gawain finds himself trapped in the
castle unable to leave due to a spell.
After the many long nights of drinking and feasting, multiple love scenes
occurring between Gawain and both the Carles wife and daughter, Gawain accepts
the Carles request. Gawain is to behead the Carle to break the bounding spell
that will transform him into a gentle knight. And so he succeeds after a series
of long dreadful test but he proves himself to be the only one worthy of being
able to set free the Carle and break the spell. Gawain in most of his stories if
typically faced up against a challenge. Whether it’s battling a mythical beast,
or proving himself worthy to complete such a challenge; stories always
challenging his knightly hood
Sir Gawain in a TV mini seris made in 2011. Gawain is played by Clive Standen.
Sir Gawain in "Gawain and the Green Knight." Made in 1973, directed by Stephen Weeks. Sir Gawain was played by Murray Head.
Sir Gawain in the movie "King Arthur" made in 2004 directed by Antoine Fuqua. Joel Edgerton played as Sir Gawain