- Gawain rides back through the wild country toward Camelot. He has plenty of adventures along the way, including vanquishing many foes, of course.
- His neck wound heals, but he wears the green girdle as a baldric (kind of like a sash that holds a sword) as a symbol that he was dishonored by his failure.
- When he reaches Arthur's court, everyone greets him warmly, probably because they never expected to see him again.
- Everyone is eager to hear about his adventure, so he shares all the details. Even the embarrassing ones. He blushes and even cries remembering his failure.
- He shows Arthur the green girdle and declares that he'll wear if for the rest of his life, as a reminder of how he's dishonored himself.
- King Arthur and everyone else just laugh at Gawain and try to comfort him.
- The lords and ladies of the Round Table agree that each man shall wear a green baldric like Gawain’s, for his sake.
- The Round Table becomes renowned for that symbol, and any man who wears it is honored.
- The narrator circles back to the beginning, and says that this adventure happened in Arthur's day, which came after Brutus settled Britain following the Trojan War.
- He ends by praising Jesus.