The Green Knight - Down To Sleep #30

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🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Tonight's reading is from "The Green Knight", a 14th-century Middle English chivalric (heroic) romance, an Arthurian story, the author is unknown and the title was given to it centuries later. If you want to hear the whole story, join our sleepy book club on Patreon where this episode is 45 minutes long and is the complete tale. Listen ad-free and hear exclusive books, and 2 episodes a week, by joining Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/DownToSleep(You can listen to the Patreon version on any device or app including Spotify!)All the links you needPatreon: https://www.Patreon.com/DownToSleepListen on YouTube (More Books): https://www.youtube.com/DownToSleepInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/DownToSleepPodcastCreated & Narrated by MadMorph: https://www.madmorph.comWebsite: https://www.DownToSleepPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello there and welcome to tonight's episode of Down to Sleep, the podcast of softly spoken
0:05.9	stories to help you get a good night's rest. On tonight's episode, I will be reading to you
0:11.0	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This is a late 14th century Middle English heroic romance,
0:17.6	and the author is unknown. The title wasn't given to it until centuries later.
0:23.0	Thank you so much for joining me. If you would like to support this podcast, if you've been
0:26.6	finding it useful and you would like to hear more episodes than join us at patreon.com
0:31.7	slash down to sleep, where for a few dollars you join our sleepy book club. Every episode is
0:36.7	extended and you get a whole
0:38.3	bonus episode every single week with more than 50 episodes currently on the patreon including most
0:44.9	recently the lord of the rings so join us at patreon.com slash down to sleep thank you i hope that
0:52.1	this helps you get the sleep that you deserve tonight. Let's begin.
0:56.6	Arthur, the greatest of Britain's kings, holds the Christmas festival at Camelot,
1:02.3	surrounded by the celebrated nights of the round table, noble lords, the most renowned under heaven,
1:08.9	and ladies the loveliest that ever had life.
1:12.6	This noble company celebrate the New Year by a religious service, by the bestowl of gifts,
1:17.6	and the most joyous mirth.
1:20.6	Lords and ladies take their seats at the table.
1:24.6	Queen Gwynnevere, the grey-eyed, gaily dressed, sits at the dais, the high table or table of state,
1:31.8	where to sat Gawain, with other worthies of the round table.
1:37.2	Arthur, in mood as joyful as a child, his blood young and his brain wild, declares that he
1:43.6	will not eat nor sit long at the table
1:45.9	until some adventurous thing, some uncouth tale, some great marvel, or some encounter of arms
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