... this story have become the inspiration for the acts of hypnotism and manipulation performed by today's contemporary entertainment magicians. In the Arthurian romance "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," by James J. Wilhelm, the Green Knight provides an air of mysterious trickery so intriguing and beguiling, that ... modern magicians cannot help but see inspiration for their own performances in it. The text opens up with a New Year's Eve festival in King Arthur's court. It seems that everyone is enjoying the festivities of the evening until they are stunned by a peculiar figure that ... o...

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