Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, credited to W.A. Neilson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by W.A. Neilson. Read by mj. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English alliterative romance outlining an adventure of Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. In the tale, Sir Gawain accepts a challenge from a mysterious warrior who is completely green, from his clothes and hair to his beard and skin. The "Green Knight" offers to allow anyone to strike him with his axe if the challenger will take a return blow in a year and a day. Gawain accepts, and beheads him in one blow, only to have the Green Knight stand up, pick up his head, and remind Gawain to meet him at the appointed time. The story of Gawain's struggle to meet the appointment and his adventures along the way demonstrate the spirit of chivalry and loyalty. (Wikipedia) This 20th Century rendering is by W.A. Neilson.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• Author credits: W.A. Neilson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 3
• Listed recording duration: 2:37:28

Catalogue topics

• medieval
• chivalry
• knight

Track guide

1. 1 - Part One — 1:10:14
2. 2 - Part Two — 54:46
3. 3 - Part Three — 32:30

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