look up the details about the arthurian character assigned to you and tell me about him/her. Include a picture/painting of how you think he/she might have looked.
"The Green Knight"
The green knight was a character featured in the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (fourteenth century). A mysterious visitor to Camelot. The Green Knight was huge , wild appearance, and green complexion which set him apart from everyone elses in Arthur's Camelot. He says that he comes in friendship and does not wanting to fight. The friendly game he proposes is quite deadly. He holds everyone to there word. If you say something he will hold you to it. Sir Gawain has to go to great lengths to hold up his end of their bargain. The Green Knight shows himself to be not human when he picks up his own head that was cut off and rides out of Arthur's court, still talking to everyone. The green knight then gives Gawain a year to find his home an live a little before the cut is returned. At the end of the poem, we where told that the Green Knight is also Bertilak, where Gawain was staying trainer, and one of Morgan le Faye's minions.
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