Sir Gawain 2

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the most intact of the Middle English Romances, and for this, it is one of the most important pieces that allows the reader to better understand the style and influences of Middle English novelists. While the story of a chivalric quest in search of a mystical being allows the reader to delve into the ideologies and ways of thinking of the medieval people, it is the author's diction …

…Knight's language is the driving element in why it is considered the greatest of the Middle English Romances. The vivid descriptions, literary devices, and diction create the effect that makes this piece unlike any other. The chivalric and fantastical atmosphere created in Tolkien's translation is accomplished through his masterful use of the English language with his superior medieval diction and ability to use alliteration as a way of writing rather than just as an emphasis.