Undergrad Wednesdays – Examining The Violence and Victory in “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight”

[This post, part of an effort to merge our undergraduate and graduate blogs, was written in response to an essay prompt for Kathryn Kerby-Fulton’s undergraduate course on “Chaucer’s Biggest Rivals: The Alliterative Poets.” It comes from the former “Medieval Undergraduate Research” website.] Original text, lines 1319-1339 And ay þe lorde of þe londe is lent on …

Undergrad Wednesdays – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Lines 37-59)

[This post, part of an effort to merge our undergraduate and graduate blogs, was written in response to an essay prompt for Kathryn Kerby-Fulton’s undergraduate course on “Chaucer’s Biggest Rivals: The Alliterative Poets.” It comes from the former “Medieval Undergraduate Research” website.] My Translation: This King lived at Camelot during Christmas With many gracious lords, …

Undergrad Wednesdays – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: The Opening Passage

[This post, part of an effort to merge our undergraduate and graduate blogs, was written in response to an essay prompt for Kathryn Kerby-Fulton’s undergraduate course on “Chaucer’s Biggest Rivals: The Alliterative Poets.” It comes from the former “Medieval Undergraduate Research” website.] Since the siege and the assault was ceased at Troy, The city demolished …