The Knightly Tales of Sir GawainLouis Brewer Hall The stories which have been collected here were originally written in verse. A minstrel sang these medieval tales or a storyteller recited them in the great hall of a castle, at pilgrim's inns, or in lively town taverns. Modern verse versions (such as those by Alfred Lord Tennyson or Edwin Arlington Robinson) and the modern prose narratives are thought to be best read silently and alone. |
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Sir Gawain and the Carl of Carlisle | 7 |
The Avowing of King Arthur Sir Gawain Sir Kay | 127 |
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