Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation)

LibriVox recording of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation Version 3) by The Gawain Poet. (Translated by Jessie Laidlay Weston.) Read in English by Alexandria Adair. King Arthur and his knights and ladies are enjoying a New Year's feast when the Green Knight enters their midst and offers a strange challenge! A knight has one chance to strike a blow on him without resistance, so long as the Green Knight gets to do the same to that night one year later. Our impetuous Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and chops the Green Knight's head off, but the Green Knight simply picks up his head and walks off, telling Gawain where to find him next year! Sir Gawain must make up his mind whether to keep his word and face the potentially disastrous consequences, or bear the shame of having broken his oath for the rest of his life! (Summary by Alexandria Adair) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org.