Autor:
Verlag:
MacMillan Publishing Company
Jahr:
1979
Seitenzahl:
76
ISBN:
9780025980006
Medium:
Hardcover
Sprache:
Englisch
Zustandsbeschreibung
Umschlag eingerissen, Seiten in sehr gutem Zustand
Artikelbeschreibung
For centuries readers' imaginations have been fired by the legend of Sir Gawain, most valiant knight of King Arthur's court, and his contest with the Green Knight. Many thousands of readers loved J.R.R.Tolkien's popular versification of this great medieval romance. For them anf for all fans of fantasy and myth - Y.R.Ponsor now translates this captivating tale into prose that retains the charm and spirit of the original poem.
Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, was a young Knight of the Round Table. He exemplified courage, honor and courtesy, and was often referred to as the perefct Knight. One New Year's Day, as the men and women of the court celebrated the Christmas Season,a giant green knight strode into the great hall. He challenged anyone who was brave enough to exchange a single ax blow with him. Sir Gawain accepted the wager and, in a year's time, went to keep his date with destiny. What happens is one of the strangest and most fascinatung stories in all of literature.
Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, was a young Knight of the Round Table. He exemplified courage, honor and courtesy, and was often referred to as the perefct Knight. One New Year's Day, as the men and women of the court celebrated the Christmas Season,a giant green knight strode into the great hall. He challenged anyone who was brave enough to exchange a single ax blow with him. Sir Gawain accepted the wager and, in a year's time, went to keep his date with destiny. What happens is one of the strangest and most fascinatung stories in all of literature.
Schlagworte
King Arthur
Kategorie