Sir Gawain
Sir Gawain is a fictional character in the King Arthur stories. He is one of the most important Knights of the Round Table. His parents are Arthur's sister Morgause (or Anna) and King Lot. He is the main character of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a mediaeval fantasy poem. He is said to be Arthur's nephew. He appears very early on in the legend and has been mentioned in very early Welsh sources.
Sir Gawain Media
Galvagin (Gawain) shown fighting Carrado (Carados) on the archivolt of the Italian Modena Cathedral (c. 1120–1240)
Gawain unwittingly fights the knight Yvain in the Garrett MS. No. 125 manuscript of the romance Knight of the Lion (c. 1295) by Chrétien de Troyes
The knight "Walewein" follows a flying checkboard in the 14th-century Dutch manuscript Roman van Walewein (en het schaakspel)
Sir Gawain seized his lance and bade them farewell
"The Passing of Sir Gawaine", Howard Pyle's illustration from The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur (1910)
From the romance Parzival, Gawain in a capital relief at the Church of Saint-Pierre, Caen
John Tenniel's illustration for "The Song of Courtesy", George Meredith's version of Gawain and the Loathly Lady, published in Once a Week magazine in 1859
John Pettie (1839-1893) - The Vigil - N01582 - National Gallery
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