Sir Hugh Underhill

stories are important for future generations to piece together the history of religion. Both Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight have specific religious elements that visualize the role of religion in their respective societies. Beowulf offers both pagan and Christian values, while Sir Gawain has Christian values. The paganism and Christianity of Beowulf, along with the Christianity of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, play a prominent role in the telling of both stories.…

In the movie “The Knight's Tale” the two main characters in love are William and Jocelyn. They show their love by the things they do for eachother. In medieval times they would have been chivalric love or courtly love, but what does that mean? Also what is the difference between romantic love and chivalric love? William first met Jocelyn on the street and he was immediately infatuated with her. They get to know each other but then have a big fight. So to make it up he writes her a love letter to…

Another example can be found in Ivanhoe. Written by Sir Walter Scott, the main character is shown to be a chivalrous person. This is clearly seen in various scenes, first when he meets but does not provoke the templar into challenging him and then as he graciously defeats his opponents. Perhaps most notable is when he steps aside for De Grantmesnil when the man’s horse is rearing and plunging as it runs, throwing off his aim. Chivalry is alive with Sir Scott’s…

A warrior vows revenge on those who killed his brother, the King. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: SALEM and KOLAIB are brothers. Kolaib proposes marriage to GALEELAH, but learns that KING HASSAN is determined to marry Galeelah. Kolaib, Salem, and Galeelah come up with a plan to kill the King. They sneak into the castle through boxes prepared for the wedding. They are almost caught, but eventually sneak out of the boxes and attack. King Hassan is killed. Salem and Kolaib lead the battle against Hassan’s men.…

At the beginning of the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the story takes place around Christmas time and New Year’s. In the first scene, “Many good knights and gay his guests were there, Arrayed of the Round Table rightful brothers, With feasting and fellowship and carefree mirth.”(Pg.4, lines 38-40) The characters are seated around King Arthur’s round table celebrating the holiday. There is food, carol-dancing, and gift giving. Also this is all happening in December, one of the coldest…

The Greene Knight and Sir Gawaine In old British Literature, “Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight” is one of the many works that we know little about. Its author is unknown, and no context is given aside from what the poem tells us. The work is composed of three parts: the first is a beheading legend, then “an exchange of winnings”, and finally, the flirtatious test laid upon Sir Gawaine himself. This poem and another similar poem are often compared and contrasted. In “The Greene Knight”, the…

brothers at Sir Lancelot’s hands made Gawain become enemy’s with his once…

God on high, my errand is hardly to sit at ease in your castle. Then the green knight challenges king Arthur and he says someone must volunteer to take the challenge. Nobody wanted to volunteer and King Arthur got really mad until one person named Sir Gawain wanted to volunteer. Arthur grants Gawain’s request to take on the green knight’s challenge. The green knight asks Gawain to identify himself and to agree to their pact. Arthur and his Knights are gathered to celebrate Christmas and a New…

What you think the Green Knight was trying to prove? The major theme of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the hero’s passage to maturity. The Green Knight took Sir Gawain through three tests to see how he would do and was he mature enough for them. Gawain took King Arthur’s place, turn down advantages, and knew his fate. The Green Knight wanted Gawain to be better. The Green Knight made Sir Gawain mature, and let him show his honor, by accepting the challenge, refusing gifts, and seeing his…

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Green Knight is Bertilak of Hautdesert, the lord of the house in which Gawain lodges in the story, and his purpose was to challenge to the Knights of the Round Table in order to test their mettle. In the story, the Green Knight comes to Camelot with a challenge for the knights of the Round Table. One of them must take his axe and cut off his head, and if they cannot, they must meet him in a year and let him try and cut of their head. King Arthur rises to…