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My John is very much enjoying the colouring book which I bought him for.Xmas!

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Wonderful to hear!

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Reading this was an excellent start to my Boxing Day

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A great story for the festive season. Merry Christmas!

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Another great quote showing Gawain's resolve (from Tolkien's translation):

"The knight ever made good cheer, saying,

‘Why should I be dismayed?

Of doom the fair or drear

by a man must be assayed.’"

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I have a theory that GatGK is a treatise on Medieval contracts and notarization. Thank you for this beautiful summary of the myth and its sources.

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