Sir Gawain

Sir Gawain
noun
(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
Syn: ↑Gawain
Topics: ↑Arthurian legend
Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character

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  • Sir Gawain und der grüne Ritter —   [səː ], englisch »Sir Gawain and the green knight«, anonyme mittelenglische Verserzählung, entstanden um 1370 (Gawain Dichter) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — Sire Gauvain et le Chevalier vert Première page du manuscrit original de Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sire Gauvain et le Chevalier vert (en anglais Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) est un roman de chevalerie en vers allitératifs datant de la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sir Gawain y el Caballero Verde — Manuscrito Original. Sir Gawain y el Caballero Verde es un romance métrico de finales del siglo XIV escrito en un único manuscrito, que también contiene tres otras obras de orientación más cristiana. Los cuatro poemas están enlazados por el uso… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — (ca. 1375–1400)    Often considered the most elegantly written and stylistically perfect ROMANCE in MIDDLE ENGLISH, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight survives in only one copy and is found with three other poems in MS Cotton Nero A.x, Art. 3, in… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — an English alliterative poem of unknown authorship, dating from the 14th century. * * * Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [Sir Gawain and the Green Knight] a long English poem written in the 14th century by an unknown author. It is about Sir Gawain …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — Sir Ga|wain and the Green Knight a long English poem written in the 14th century by an unknown poet. It is about Gawain, a brave ↑knight in the time of King ↑Arthur, and his adventures with a mysterious green knight. →↑Arthurian Legend …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Turke and Sir Gawain, The — (ca. 1500)    The Turke and Gawain is a late 15th century ROMANCE in MIDDLE ENGLISH that is preserved in a 17th century manuscript called the Percy Folio, along with three other late romances focusing on Sir GAWAIN, always the favorite of King… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

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