Professor Arthur Bahr found that along with the tale “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” the poetry-filled book features plenty of additional aspects far beyond merely words on a page.

The young Gawain vows revenge, and although he later joins the Round Table, his vendetta against his father's killer spirals into a vicious blood feud that contributes to the fall of Camelot.

The first recounts the fight of Gawain, King Arthur's nephew and one ... Arthur established his court at Camelot The round table became a symbol of equality amongst his knights, for no knight ...

The Green Knight's wife visits Sir Gawain in secret, in an illustration from the Pearl manuscript. Credit: British Library / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Although Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ...