Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
who is gawain attempting to save when he agrees to the Gereen Knight's game?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Gawain takes up the challenge (originally accepted by Arthur), so the life of the king can be spared in place of a knight as weak and lowly as he.
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