Sir Gawain was always my favorite. From All That's Interesting:
Gawain was the son of King Lot of Orkney and Arthur’s sister, Morgause. He possessed a supernatural gift that made him formidable in battle: his strength waxed with the Sun, reaching its peak at noon before gradually declining toward evening. This solar connection gave Gawain an almost mythic quality, linking him to ancient Celtic Sun gods and setting him apart from ordinary knights.
His character evolved significantly throughout different medieval texts. In earlier Welsh and French romances, for instance, he appeared as Arthur’s greatest champion, courteous and heroic. However, later English works, particularly Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, portrayed him as increasingly hot-tempered and vengeful, representing the decline of chivalric ideals. (Read more.)
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