My favorite Knight of the Round Table - Sir Gawain

There are a lot of knights in this story. Among them, Sir Gawain was especially attractive to me.

Sir Gawain was generally said to be the nephew of King Arthur. Gawain’s parents were King Lot of Orkney and Morgause. When King Lot  died, Gawain became the head of the Orkney clan, which includes his brothers Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth, and his half-brother Mordred.

Though Lancelot is often referred to as the greatest knight, Gawain is also referred to as the greatest knight of the Round Table. He was most recognized from story of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”.

“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” is one of the King Arthur legends.

During a New Year’s Eve feast at King Arthur’s court, an unexpected visited. The knight’s belongings were green, even a horse. The Green Knight approached about the game that he will allow whomever accepts the challenge to strike him with his own axe, on the condition that the challenger find him in exactly one year to receive a blow in return. Sir Gawain took his challenge instead of King Arthur. One year later, he fulfilled the Green knight’s promises. In addition, he met some challenges and coped well it.

According to the story, I can imagine that Sir Gawain had loyalty but also nobility. So, I understood that King Arthur put him trust.