Gawain (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction

Sir Gawain is the greatest of all King Arthur's knights. His adversary is the fearsome Green Knight, who rides into Camelot on New Year's Eve with a challenge that strikes dread into Arthur's court. For Gawain, it is the start of an extraordinary adventure.

Sir Gawain is the greatest of all King Arthur's knights. His adversary is the fearsome Green Knight, who rides into Camelot on New Year's Eve with a challenge that strikes dread into Arthur's court. For Gawain, it is the start of an extraordinary adventure.

A giant Green Knight storms into Camelot demanding that his head be chopped off. Sir Gawain does so, promising that the Green Knight can do the same to him next year. But the Green Knight survives, and Sir Gawain must go to meet his fate.

The 'Usborne Young Reading' programme is designed to encourage independent reading and covers a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction titles. This text contains three exciting adventures featuring knights.