Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

"Nithan! Come over here. The arms guard has picked out a sword for you!" Entan Stanner called out, waving his friend and personal guard over. Nithan laughed, jogging over, "Yes, my prince." He rolled his eyes, slowing his jog to a walk as he approached him. Entan Stanner lived in the city of Cadena, in the kingdom of Pontys, the largest of the 9 kingdoms in Plumoya. His residence was in the Palace of Justice- the stronghold of Cadena and in the place from which the country of Plumoya was ruled…

Samurai and Knights: Were the Similarities Greater Than the Differences Imagine a knight and shining armor and a merciless samurai fighting till the death. Other than these these short descriptions, samurais and knights have many clear differences. Knights were the professional warriors in feudal Europe and the samurais were the warriors of feudal Japan. Both of these fighters had a master or lord that they had to stay loyal to in order to receive land. These two groups lived during medieval…

coquettishly. “You know everything about me.” Gawain scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Hardly. Chipping away at your armor is exhausting, woman.” “Oh, that is foolishness. You need to shed your armor, Sir Gawain. What’s wrong?” Playfully, she tapped her finger against her chin. “Scared?” “Of your wrath? Who wouldn’t be?” They both laughed. Drea took another sip of wine, realizing she’d been holding the jug most of this time. She was inebriated, whereas Gawain was probably as sober as a scribe.…

The stories of knights from Arthur’s round table of lore have endured hundreds of years, demonstrating the valor and chivalry of these men. The Lai of Lanval scribed by Marie de France tells such a story, documenting the knight’s honor and faithfulness. The tale also weaves in a sense of reward for loyalty and humbleness, as Lanval is rewarded for his actions by an other worldly source. Lanval of Arthur’s knights is respected in his community but not so by his peers. It is not entirely clear…

The transformations appearing in both The Mabinogi of Math and Book X of The Odyssey are both humiliating. Those transformed are either likened to uncivilized, wild animals or to dirty, rotten swine. Math’s transformation of Gilfaethwy and Gwydion in The Mabinogi of Math is a just punishment. Just as Gilfaethwy and Gwydion act like animals when they harm Goewin, they are made live as animals. Math even goes as far as making the brothers mate with each other, showing them how boorish their…

Prologue” the knight is described as experienced, wise, noble, and courteous. Chaucher explicitly describes the knight as such in his description. The knight is mentioned as having taken his vows to follow all of the virtues of a knight, and it is never said that he breaks these vows. The knight is said to have fought in many battles for his sovereign state and his faith, and he is said to be high ranking. He is described at the end of the description as being a perfect, gentle knight. However,…

room. He returned with a large sheet of fabric covering something. Removing the fabric Ironias saw that it was a shield. Ironias wore the shield on his left shoulder and after unsheathing his new sword with his right hand allowed Avery to see his handiwork. The Iron armor gleamed like a star in the candle light and the shield; a large wooden teardrop shape coated in iron and painted white, matched this. The final item which made this already intimidating scene even more so was the blade which…

The eight chapter of Godric consists of his encounter with Roger Mouse. Mouse knows Godric as “Gudericus,” (44) but the name is too much for Mouse; therefore, he calls Godric as “Deric” (44). He lied to Mouse about his name because of Cuthbert saying, “Do Good” (44). Godric and Mouse are living the unholy life with their greed; they stole a ship from an elderly and began to sell their goods that they transported. They even recruit a plethora of pilgrims onto their shop and stole from them as…

The knight in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales “loved chivalry / Truth, honour, freedom, and all courtesy” much like the two noble knights in his tale (Chaucer 2). Chaucer describes the knight as the most perfect knight, having bravely fought in the Crusades and upholding chivalry as every knight should. The knight shows both chivalry, the code of how a knight must act around others, and courtly love, the code of how a knight must act specifically dealing with romance, in his tale…

First of all, what does the term chivalry actually mean, and where did it come from? The term chivalry comes from the medieval time period of knights, which was between 1170 and 1220. The phrase ‘knight in shining armour’ is referred to a man that possess chivalrous characteristics such as opening doors, pulling out chairs, holding the umbrella while it’s raining, etc. Although it seems like an ancient tradition and a very typical thing to do, it can make the difference in someone’s day. Given…