Anonymous, The Weddyng of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell

Riya Puttanna (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Jamie McKinstry, University of Durham
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.02: English Writing and Culture: High and Late Medieval, 1066-1485.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Rory Critten (Université de Lausanne), David Fuller (University of Durham), Natalie Hanna (University of Liverpool), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast), Jamie McKinstry (University of Durham), Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool), Sebastian Sobecki (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 1450 - c. 1450

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poetry (any)

Resources

The Weddyng of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell is an Arthurian romance from the late fifteenth century dedicated to celebrating the chivalry of Sir Gawain. It survives in a single poorly-copied manuscript (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS 11951; formerly MS Rawlinson C.86) which dates from the sixteenth century. The poem exceeds 850 lines in length, although it is estimated that there is a loss of seventy further lines of text due to a missing leaf in the manuscript.

Weddyng is one of a number of popular medieval romances that centre on Sir Gawain, whose reputation for gallantry made him a figure of great interest to audiences in the Middle Ages. Tales such as The Turke and Sir Gawain (Anon, 15th century), S…

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Citation: Puttanna, Riya. "The Weddyng of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 January 2018 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38771, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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