Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
King Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor, holding a bunch of holly in one hand and a large green axe in the other. The Green Knight turns down Arthur's invitation, instead issuing a challenge, that if anyone there is brave enough to exchange blows with him, he will give them his battleaxe
Picture No
10435475
Media ID
46670632
Size
8382px x 4678px
(9.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Reproduction of a painting by William McLaren published in The Sphere, 10 November 1961, pp32-33
Date
1961
