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Anonymously written, Sir Gawain and The Green Knight includes multiple themes which include chivalry, faith, nature, temptation and reconciliation; but all of these themes can be grouped under Faith. In our opinion it should be read multiple times, but especially with foreknowledge of the New Testament. The Knight who throws down the challenge at Camelot is both ghostly and real. Supernatural, yes, but also flesh and blood. He is something in the likeness of ourselves, and he is not purple or orange or blue with yellow stripes. Gawain must negotiate a deal with a man who wears the colors of the leaves and the fields. He must strike an honest bargain with this manifestation of nature, and his future depends on it.
The translation used for the quote featured in the design and our personal reading, is that of Simon Armitage (ISBN-10:0393334155 | ISBN-13:978-0393334159). A beautiful translation that holds to the rhythm and prose of the original author.
ABOUT THE PENTANGLE AS A CHRISTIAN SYMBOL:
The Five Wounds of Christ, The Five Joys of Mary, The Five Senses, The Five Fingers, and The Five Virtues.
"And why the pentangle was appropriate to that prince
I intend to say, though it will stall our story.
It is a symbol that Solomon once set in place
and is taken to this day as a token of fidelity,
for the form of the figure is a five-pointed star
and each line overlaps and links with the last,
so is ever eternal, and when spoken of in England
is known by the name of the endless knot.
So it suits this solider in his spotless armor,
fully faithful in five ways five times over.
For Gawain was as good as purest gold -
devoid of vices but virtuous, loyal
and kind,
so bore that badge on both
his shawl and shield alike.
A prince who talked the truth
known as the noblest knight.
First he was deemed flawless in his five senses;
and second, his five fingers were never at fault;
and third, his faith was founded in the five wounds
Christ received on the cross, as the creed recalls."
The Garter is explained in the end of the story.
SPOILER: One of our favorite parts of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight is just after the final confrontation between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, for it reveals in totality the themes of faith and reconciliation. It goes as follows:
"By confessing your failings you are free from fault
and have openly paid penance at the point of my axe.
I declare you purged, as polished and as pure
as the day you were born, without blemish or blame."
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
Anonymously written, Sir Gawain and The Green Knight includes multiple themes which include chivalry, faith, nature, temptation and reconciliation; but all of these themes can be grouped under Faith. In our opinion it should be read multiple times, but especially with foreknowledge of the New Testament. The Knight who throws down the challenge at Camelot is both ghostly and real. Supernatural, yes, but also flesh and blood. He is something in the likeness of ourselves, and he is not purple or orange or blue with yellow stripes. Gawain must negotiate a deal with a man who wears the colors of the leaves and the fields. He must strike an honest bargain with this manifestation of nature, and his future depends on it.
The translation used for the quote featured in the design and our personal reading, is that of Simon Armitage (ISBN-10:0393334155 | ISBN-13:978-0393334159). A beautiful translation that holds to the rhythm and prose of the original author.
ABOUT THE PENTANGLE AS A CHRISTIAN SYMBOL:
The Five Wounds of Christ, The Five Joys of Mary, The Five Senses, The Five Fingers, and The Five Virtues.
"And why the pentangle was appropriate to that prince
I intend to say, though it will stall our story.
It is a symbol that Solomon once set in place
and is taken to this day as a token of fidelity,
for the form of the figure is a five-pointed star
and each line overlaps and links with the last,
so is ever eternal, and when spoken of in England
is known by the name of the endless knot.
So it suits this solider in his spotless armor,
fully faithful in five ways five times over.
For Gawain was as good as purest gold -
devoid of vices but virtuous, loyal
and kind,
so bore that badge on both
his shawl and shield alike.
A prince who talked the truth
known as the noblest knight.
First he was deemed flawless in his five senses;
and second, his five fingers were never at fault;
and third, his faith was founded in the five wounds
Christ received on the cross, as the creed recalls."
The Garter is explained in the end of the story.
SPOILER: One of our favorite parts of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight is just after the final confrontation between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, for it reveals in totality the themes of faith and reconciliation. It goes as follows:
"By confessing your failings you are free from fault
and have openly paid penance at the point of my axe.
I declare you purged, as polished and as pure
as the day you were born, without blemish or blame."
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