Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation), credited to The Gawain Poet, 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 (Weston Translation Version 3) by The Gawain Poet. (Translated by Jessie Laidlay Weston.) Read in English by Alexandria Adair. King Arthur and his knights and ladies are enjoying a New Year's feast when the Green Knight enters their midst and offers a strange challenge! A knight has one chance to strike a blow on him without resistance, so long as the Green Knight gets to do the same to that night one year later. Our impetuous Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and chops the Green Knight's head off, but the Green Knight simply picks up his head and walks off, telling Gawain where to find him next year! Sir Gawain must make up his mind whether to keep his word and face the potentially disastrous consequences, or bear the shame of having broken his oath for the rest of his life! (Summary by Alexandria Adair)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation)
• Author credits: The Gawain Poet
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 8
• Listed recording duration: 1:22:28

Catalogue topics

• Legends
• Knights
• King Arthur
• sir gawain
• green knight

Track guide

1. 01 - I — 16:01
2. 01 - I — 16:02
3. 02 - II — 20:32
4. 02 - II — 20:29
5. 03 - III — 26:35
6. 03 - III — 26:34
7. 04 - IV — 19:20
8. 04 - IV — 19:22

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