The Temptation of Sir Gawain:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight exists in one unique manuscript. Here, you see Gawain trying to resist the temptations of the lovely "Lady":

Temptation of Gawain

(BL, Cotton MS Nero A. x, f. 129)


The Green Knight--Without His Head:

In the same manuscript, the scene of the Green Knight riding out of Arthur's hall, head in hand, was another scene chosen for illustration:

Green Knight

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