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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Part II-IV
Soon it was _____________, with its showers and buds, then the warm sun brought forth the
flowers, next came the golden harvest and, all too soon, the grass died back, the mists
returned and it was winter again.
The king knew his nephew must keep his promise and, on _____________ _____________, he
prepared a great feast in his honour. The following day, as Sir Gawain rode from Camelot on
his horse _____________, many of the women could not hold back their tears. No one
expected to see the brave knight again.
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In his search for the Green Chapel, Sir Gawain climbed many a hill and crossed many a marsh
and river; he battled _____________, _____________ and _____________ but kept travelling.
It was a harsh winter and the brave knight often had to sleep in the open, pelted by sleet and
rain. He stopped regularly to ask after the Green Knight but none had heard of such a man.
Finally, on _____________ _____________, he found himself lost in a great mossy forest.
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He prayed that he may be guided to a place to rest. As he opened his eyes he saw, in the glow
of the setting sun, a noble castle on a distant hill. Spurring on his weary horse, he galloped
towards the fortress.
The lord of the castle (Bertilak) met Sir Gawain with a hearty welcome. He was a very
_____________ and _____________ knight. Sir Gawain was shown to a beautiful chamber full
of rich tapestries. After he had dressed in his _____________ _____________, he joined the
Christmas gathering.
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At the table was the lord, his _____________ _____________, many knights and dames and,
at the far end of the table, sat a wrinkled old crone.
For _____________ _____________ he enjoyed the festivities. Then he went to his host to say
his farewells. He explained he must be on his way for he needed to find a place known as the
Green Chapel. His host, however, assured him it was near at hand. Gawain was pleased to
hear his journey was nearly at an end and readily agreed to stay for a further _____________
_____________.
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His host then offered to enliven proceedings with a _____________. He planned to go hunting
the next day and offered
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A puzzled Gawain said he expected to receive nothing but the pledge was sealed with a
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The next day the Lord (Bercilak) went out early. Sometime later, whilst he was resting in his
chamber, Sir Gawain received a visit from the Lady (Bercilak) of the castle.
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She did not hide her attraction to the young knight but he _____________ her advances. She
would not go, however, without giving him a _____________. When the Lord of the castle
returned with a _____________, he gave it to Gawain according to their agreement. In return,
a very embarrassed Gawain embraced his host and gave him a _____________ (the only thing
he had got that day).
“Ha! Who gave you that?" said his host but Gawain laughed off the question and they sat down
to supper.
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The next day, at cock crow, his host again went hunting in the woods and once more his wife
visited Sir Gawain in his chambers. Again he refused her advances but, before she left, she
gave him _____________ _____________. This time the Lord of the castle brought home a
_____________and a _____________. An extremely embarrassed Gawain embraced his host
again and this time gave him _____________ _____________.
The next day dawned cold and clear, off went the Lord on his hunt and once more the wife
came wooing her guest.
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This time she insisted on giving him _____________ _____________ and offered him her
_____________ _____________. When he refused, she said, "My knight, you must face many
foes. This is a _____________ _____________; it has the power to protect whoever wears it
against _____________ _____________." Gawain’s love of _____________ _____________ saw
his resolve weaken, he knew he couldn't live without his _____________, so he accepted the
gift.
He spent the rest of the day in the company of the _____________ _____________. But he
felt uneasy, it was as if her eyes could see right through him.
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That evening the Lord brought home only a _____________ _____________ _____________,
which, he laughingly said, was a poor reward for the _____________ _____________ that
Gawain give him.
Gawain’s heart was heavy, for the time was drawing near when he must leave the castle. He
slept ill that night. As the cock’s crow heralded the new day, he dressed carefully, taking
care to wrap around him the _____________ _____________. He bade goodbye to his host and
set out in into the dark stormy morning.
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A bitter wind took his breath away. A servant had been provided to guide his way. Together
they went by _____________ _____________and _____________ _____________.
As the sun rose, the guide stopped short of a dale winding between two snow covered hills.
The guide pointed to a road. "My Lord," he said, "that is the _____________ you seek but the
one who dwells there lets no one pass alive. I beg you go _____________ _____________, I
will tell no-one, I promise. I, for all the gold in the world, would not venture that way”.
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With a heavy heart Sir Gawain refused the offer and set out down the road which soon
became bordered with _____________ _____________.
Eventually he came to a _____________ and saw in front of him the overgrown mouth of a
dark cave. He tethered his horse to a tree and went inside. Immediately, there was a fearful
clattering of rock and standing in front of the young man was the huge figure of the
_____________ _____________ bearing an _____________- his hairy head firmly back on his
_____________.
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"Welcome to my _____________, you have timed your travels well," said the Green Knight.
"Now prepare to make good our bargain."
Sir Gawain bravely removed his _____________ and bent forward but, as the _____________
was raised, he could not help but flinch.
"Ha," said the Green Knight, "he flinches before he is hurt."
"When my _____________ comes off I cannot put it back," said Gawain. "But I gave my word
and will not flinch again."
Once more the giant brandished the axe.
"_____________ and be done," said Gawain.
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"Have patience," jeered the Giant and, for a third time, heaved the heavy axe up into the air.
This time the knight did not flinch or cry out as the sharp axe whistled through the air and
onto his neck splitting the _____________.
It was a few moments before a stunned Gawain realized that, apart from a few
_____________ of _____________, he was unharmed. He turned to see, leaning on his axe,
not the Green Knight but the Lord of the Castle.
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"My brave knight," said the Lord, "I raised my axe three times for my wife’s _____________
_____________. At my request, she came to see if you were a man of _____________
_____________. The cut on your neck is for the _____________ that you took but did not
exchange, as was our _____________. For that I let you feel how much sorer I could have
struck."
Sir Gawain stood confounded by his own _____________ and the _____________ of his host.
Unfastening the girdle, he offered it to his host.
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"Keep the girdle," said the Knight, "as a token of this _____________. The _____________ is
cleared."
The knight introduced himself as Sir Berblake (Bercilak). "__________________________, your
own aunt, endowed me with the magic _____________ to challenge _____________
_____________," he said. "She was disguised as the _____________ _____________ you saw."
He bid Gawain return to the _____________ to get better acquainted with his aunt but
Gawain politely refused, he had experienced enough _____________ for the moment.
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He made his way home and was greeted with great joy. The _____________ on his neck
remained as the only _____________ of his adventure.
As for the lady's _____________ _____________, he wore it as a reminder, should he ever get
too proud, of his faint heartedness. And all the knights agreed, for Gawain’s sake, to wear
also a _____________ _____________as, even the bravest man alive, they felt, would have
shrunk from such a _____________.
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