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It comes from north-west England. The story is a Christian version of a Green Man myth, set in the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The Green Knight seems at first to be a wild man but he tests Sir Gawain's courage and honesty.  \nKing Arthur, his knights and the ladies of the court were celebrating the Christmas festival at Camelot. On New Year’s Eve they were all seated in the hall, feasting and making merry. Only the King was not eating, for he had vowed not to eat until someone told an adventurous tale. It was an icy night, and the snow lay thick outside the castle. Suddenly the great doors were flung open and a rush of freezing air swept into the hall. In rode a horse with a gigantic, fierce knight on its back. The knight was dressed all in green, his face, beard and hair were green-and so was his horse. In one hand the knight held a large green axe, and in the other he carried a holly bush.  \n‘Who is the leader among you?’ asked the Green Knight in a booming voice.  \n‘I am the Lord of Camelot. You are welcome to join our celebrations,’answered King Arthur. He hoped this strange knight would have some wondrous tales to tell.  \nBut the knight did not dismount from his horse. Sitting high in his saddle he said: ‘I offer a challenge. Is any one of you brave enough to accept it, I wonder? This is the challenge: one of you knights may use this green axe to strike my head from my body. In a year and a day the knight must travel to the Green Chapel and accept an axe blow to the neck from me in return.’  \nThe knights sat, still and silent. No-one dared to come forward. King Arthur, to save the honour of his court, stood up to accept the Green Knight’s challenge. Then Sir Gawain, the youngest knight of the Round Table, found his courage. He rose from his seat and said: ‘My Lord, please allow me to accept this challenge in your place.’  \nAt this, the Green Knight dismounted from his horse, handed the axe to Sir Gawain, and knelt on the floor. He bent his head, offering his  \nGORDON & WOBURN SQUARES: RESOURCE R20 SIR GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT page 86  \nneck to Gawain. Gawain grasped the green axe tightly in his hands. He raised it above his head, swung it down and chopped off the Green Knight’s head. The head rolled along the floor. Then everyone gasped with shock, for the Green Knight stood up, picked up his head by its hair and mounted his horse. The head spoke to Sir Gawain: ‘Remember that you have agreed to meet me in a year and a day, at the Green Chapel, to receive a return blow from my axe. If you fail, you will be known forever as a coward.’Holding his head under his arm, the green Knight turned and rode out of the hall.  \nAlmost a year passed, and now it was time for Gawain to leave on his long journey to the Green Knight’s castle. All the knights were full of sorrow to see him go, for they were sure he would never return to Camelot. He bravely said to them: ‘True men can but try.’Sir Gawain dressed himself in full armour, and set off on his horse Gringolet. He carried a red shield with a pentangle painted on it; the pentangle was a star with five points. It stood for truth and it helped to keep his heart strong and true to his faith. He had a long and hard journey, travelling through the hard, cold winter. He met many fierce creatures and had to fight for his life against them.  \nAt last, on Christmas Eve, he knew he was close to the Green Chapel, but he didn’t know exactly where it was. He prayed for guidance and crossed himself three times. At once a castle appeared. It was large and beautiful, with a moat, and surrounded by many trees. He rode up to it, crossed the drawbridge, and the gates opened. The lord of the castle, Sir Bercilak, greeted him and invited him to stay for the Christmas feast. 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