The first publication of a previously unknown narrative poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur.

This translation narrates in crystalline verse the strange tale of a green knight who rudely interrupts the Round Table festivities one Yuletide, casting a pall of unease over the company and challenging one of their number to a wager. The virtuous Gawain accepts, and decapitates the intruder with his own axe. Gushing blood, the knight reclaims his head, orders Gawain to seek him out a year hence, and departs. Next Yuletide Gawain dutifully sets forth....

" ... a fanciful modernization of the classic medieval tale 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. As the adventure unfolds, Gawain's quest takes him from the bosom of Arthur's men's group in the fabled halls of the Sheraton Tara to the Legendary Castle of the Green Knight. There he encounters a most unusual triple goddess. These three ladies try his patience and challenge his new age virtue!"--Website.