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• KING ARTHUR IS MET BY A STRANGE GREEN KNIGHT
• The knight invites King Arthur to partake in a game
• The game is to behead the other with an axe
• Arthur is intrigued and asks more about this game

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• The knight tells arthur the rules
• Each person gets a turn to strike one blow
• The other must stand still and not flinch
• A year and a day later the other gets to strike the other

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• King Arthur accepts but Sir Gawain says hell fight instead
• This is to defend his king
• Also to prove his honor
• Gawain gets to go first

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• Sir Gawain strikes the Green Knight with his axe
• The green knights head falls off
• The green knight stays standing picks up his head and talks
• He tells Gawain where and when to meet him
• The Green Knight rides off headless

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• Sir Gawain departs for his turn to be struck
• He stays at a castle
• The lord invites him to stay longer and have a hunting game
• Sir Gawain does not go out and hunt but stays and flirts with the lady
• She is flirtatious but he only kisses her three times

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• Sir Gawain is ready to leave and is given a gift
• The gift is a green girdle
• Sir Gawain departs but forgets to give the belt to the lord
• Gawain goes to meet the green knight

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• Sir Gawain approaches the Green Knight
• The knight goes to strike Sir Gawain
• Sir Gawain flinches
• The knight says its alright and swings again
• The Green Knight only grazes Sir Gawain

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• The Green Knight explains why he spared Gawain
• For his chivalry
• For his honor
• And he also points out his mistake
• Sir Gawain then rides off to return home