Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Pearl - Sir Orfeo - 1991 11th Ballantine Books Paperback

Condition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as: • Shelf wear or scuffing on the cover• Creases, marks, or tears on pages or dust jacket• Possible remainder marks or previous owner’s name/notes inside  Blurb: “SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, AND SIR ORFEO THREE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POEMS, WITH TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN It’s Christmas at Camelot and King Arthur won’t begin to feast until he has witnessed a marvel of chivalry. A mysterious knight, green from head to toe, rides in and brings the court’s wait to an end with an implausible challenge to the Round Table: he will allow any of the knights to strike him once, with a battle-axe no less, on the condition that he is allowed to return the blow a year hence. Arthur’s brave favorite for the challenge is Sir Gawain… Accompanying Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in this book are Sir Orfeo, a medieval version of the story of Orpheus and Euridice, a love so strong that it