num_pages: 149
description: J.R.R. Tolkien-Creator of the Hobbit-has translated three medieval tales into modern Sir Gawain, the heady adventures of the most courtly knight of the Round Table; Pearl, the Virgin Mary as seen through medieval eyes; and Sir Orfeo, a medieval version of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
language: English
title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
titlecomplete: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
characters: Sir Bertilak de Haute Desert, Fairy King, King Arthur, The Green Knight, Steward, The Dreamer, Sir Orfeo, The Pearl-Maiden, Sir Gawain, Morgan le Fay, Heurodis
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Arthurian, School, Literature, Mythology, Poetry, Medieval
ratings_count: 12551
places: Camelot
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt