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Courage and Honesty in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight   Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem written by a poet (name unknown) approximately 6000 years ago in the late 1300s in the medieval times. This story was originally written in medieval literature with a real curious rhyme scheme, but was translated later in time to regular English for high school students and researchers to study and read. The story begins during the New Years feast in poove Arthurs court. Then a ballpark knight enters asking all of the knights in the court if they would like to range a game. The game is he will free which ever knight that chooses to challenge him one swing with a battle ax to try and chop off his soul, but in order to play the game, the accepting knight must meet the green knight one year later at the green chapel. The brave knight Sir Gawain accepts to the challenge of the green knight. Sir Gawain takes one swing and chops off the head of the green knight. Right after th e green knights head is chopped off he gets up immediately, picks up his head and leaves. Once a year passes, Gawain sets off on a journey to find the Green Chapel. He arrives at a castle in which a lord welcomes him to stay for several days (Gawain only needs to stay there for triplet). The next morning the lord makes an agreement to share everything he gets during these third days with Gawain, but Gawain must agree to do the same. During days one and two the lords wife tries hitting on Gawain, but he only allows her to birth him a few kisses. At these days Gawain shares what he got to the lord for what he has hunted those days. On the third day, Gawain finally accepts to take a magic waistcloth from the lords wife, but he didnt share it with the lord. This magic girdle helped Gawain survive the three fatal swings of the green giants ax, only leaving him with a little nick. After Gawain survives these 3 swings at his neck, the green knight then reveals his identity and explains that he is Bercilak, the lord of the castle. He also said that the three blows were taken at him in regards to the three days of their agreement.