Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Author: J.R.R. TolkienEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1988-07
ISBN: 0345277600
Number of pages: 224
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: Quite academic but still great!
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought that these were children's stories, but they are actually some middle english poems, translated into modern English. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a tale of one of King Arthur's knight, Sir Gawain. One night a green knight comes in and offers a challenge - he challenges someone to cut off his head, providing that he does the same to them. Gawain beheads him, but he picks up his head and walks away! Now Gawain must redeem his pledge. Pearl is a poem written by a grieving father. He falls asleep at the spot where his daughter died. He sees her in Paradise, and talks with her. Unlike Sir Gawain, it is a rhyming poem. Sir Orfeo is about King Orfeo whose daughter has been kidnapped by elves. It is based on the Greek Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. This book is quite heavy, but if you want a bit of a challenge and also an interesting read, I would recommend this book.
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