Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Events Quotes

But of all those who dwelt there, of the British kings,Arthur was always judged noblest, as I have heard tell.(25 - 26)

The horse that he rides [is] entirely of that colour,in truth.A green horse huge and strong,A proud steed to restrain,Spirited under bridle,But obedient to the man.(173 - 178)

"I am the weakest [of your knight], I know, and the dullest-minded,So my death would be the least loss, if truth should be told;Only because you are my uncle am I to be praised,No virtue I know in...

But then the weather on earth battles with winter,The cold shrinks downwards, clouds rise higher,And shed sparkling rain in warming showers,Falling on smiling plains where flowers unfold.Both open...

So many wonders befell him in the hills,It would be tedious to recount the least part of them.Sometimes he fights dragons, and wolves as well,Sometimes with wild men who dwelt among the crags;Both...

Each knight whispered to his companion,"Now we shall enjoy seeing displays of good manners,And the irreproachable terms of noble speech;The art of conversation we can learn unasked,Since we have ta...

"A verbal agreement was settled between usTo meet that man at that place, should I be alive,And before that New Year little time now remains;And I would face that man, if God would allow me,More gl...

By the time the first glimmers of daylight appearedHe and his knights were mounted on horse.Then experienced huntsmen coupled the hounds,Unlocked the kennel door and ordered them out,Loudly blowing...

"And I give it all to you, Gawain," said the man then,"For by the terms of our compact you may claim it as yours.""That is true," said the knight, "and I say the same to you:What I have honourably...

An incredible wild boar charged out there,Which long since had left the herd through his age,For he was massive and broad, greatest of all boars,Terrible when he snorted. Then many were dismayed,Fo...

The boar charged out, straight at the man,So that he and the beast were both in a heapWhere the water was swiftest. The other had the worse;For the man takes aim carefully as the two met. (158...

[The fox] scampers ahead of them, [the hounds] soon found his trail,And when they caught sight of him followed fast,Abusing him furiously with an angry noise.He twists and dodges through many a den...

"Everything I ever promised you I shall readily give."(1970)

They struggled up hillsides where branches are bare,They climbed up past rock-faces gripped by cold.The clouds were high up, but murky beneath them,Mist shrouded the moors, melted on the hills.Each...

"I accept it gratefully, not for its wonderful gold,Nor for the girdle itself nor its silk, nor its long pendants,Nor its value nor the honour it confers, nor its fine workmanship,But I shall look...

"See, my lord,"  said the man, and held up the girdle,"This belt caused the scar that I bear on my neck;This is the injury and damage that I have sufferedFor the cowardice and covetousness tha...