Sir Gawain and the loathly damsel
By: Retold and illustrated by Joanna Troughton
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 1972
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; Legends; Gawain (Legendary character); Folklore
Other titles: Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell.
Description: In order to obtain the answer to a riddle that will save King Arthur's life, Sir Gawain must marry the ugliest maiden in the world.
Notes: Adapted from an anonymous fifteenth-century poem, The Weddynge of Sir Gawen and Dame Ragnell.