Sir Gawain & the Green Knight: New Verse Translation

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a magical medieval combination of the epic and the uncanny. A mysterious knight in green arrives at King Arthur's court and issues a bizarre challenge. Gawain answers the knight - but at what cost? This new translation keeps all the poetic power of the original's extraordinary alliteration. In doing so it brings the saga vividly to life, and in a manner that demands to be heard.