Bevan Thomas

When Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, chopped the head off the Green Knight at New Year's as part of a "game," the Green Knight picked up his head and told Gawain to meet him next New Year's to get his own head chopped off. Many scholars have debated this symbolism.

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Mar 13, 2024 at 3:16pmWeb
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@bevanthomas
Thanks for this as it led to some interesting reading including the speculation that the event is but one of several illustrations of how there exists a conflict between knightly chivalric duty and the innate human drive to act selfishly.