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Fantastic translation!
Loved reading Tolkien's translation of this. Great fun!
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This poem is thought to be written in the 1400's. There are many translations, but I found this translation done by Tolkien to be fairly easy to understand. It is a very interesting story about Sir Gawain, one of the knights of the roundtable who goes in search of The Green Knight following a rather gruesome first meeting. A definite read for all Tolkien fans!
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I love the story of Sir Gawain and his low self-esteem, and I love Tolkien's translation of it all the more!
I reccomend it for Tolkien fans and fans of Arthurian legend as well.
Tolkien really makes the text come alive, and it doesn't read like most stilted translations of old works (Odessy, Illiad, Beowulf, others...) ...more
I reccomend it for Tolkien fans and fans of Arthurian legend as well.
Tolkien really makes the text come alive, and it doesn't read like most stilted translations of old works (Odessy, Illiad, Beowulf, others...) ...more
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