... life to save and protect others. He battles monsters above, and below land, and he slays dragons. He is the strongest of all men, and never backs down from a challenge. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a romantic poem that takes place in the Arthurian period. This poem introduces King Arthur's nephew, Sir Gawain. A mighty warrior he is, Sir Gawain is challenged with an ultimate test of his faith and loyalty to the covenant. Beowulf and Sir Gawain are epic heroes ... he is an epic hero. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the idea of chivalry is introduced as being one of the rules the ...

• Word Count: 2583
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... tried to be a servant to his king, Hygelac, creating friendship between the Geats and Danes by defeating Grendel and his mother with the company of his fellow soldiers. Gawain in, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, shows loyalty to his uncle, King Arthur, when he is the only one to accept the Green Knight's challenge. As promised, Sir Gawain met with the Green Knight in a twelvemonth and a day. ""Little did the knight incline when face to face they stood"; said ... the other man "Friend mine, it seems your word holds good!""(171). When it was the Green Knight's turn to decapitated Sir Gaw...

• Word Count: 527
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School