Additional Translation

This prose translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight  by W. A. Neilson   http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/sggk_neilson.pdf  can be read easily to get the narrative without poetic embellishments.  W. A. Neilson also gave us the poetic translation on the previous page.

Background and Interpretation

This BBC Documentary on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is narrated by Simon Armitage, who has also translated the poem.  Armitage will help you see the landscape of the poem and other salient features, such as cultural background and the beauty of the language.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74glI1lg1CQ