Sir Gawain
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sir Gawain |
| Occupation: | Knight; Prince of Orkney |
| Relationships: | One of The Orkneys; has many different romantic partners from many different texts; Gringolet is his steed |
| Fandom: | Arthuriana, Arthurian legend, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Green Knight |
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Sir Gawain is one of the most commonly occurring characters in Arthurian Legend and a popular character in the Arthuriana fandom. He is generally the oldest of the Orkney siblings and the nephew of King Arthur. In earlier stories, Gawain served as a paragon of chivalry; over time, portrayals of him became more mixed.
In Literature
Medieval
One of the most popular texts centered on Gawain is Sir Gawain and The Green Knight.
Modern
In Other Media
Sir Gawain appears in a number of movies, some based on SGatGK and others more generally Arthurian.
He appears in video games, such as Granblue Fantasy, the Fate franchise,
Fandom
There are a number of different versions of Gawain popular in the Arthuriana fandom. Blogger @ladyminaofcamelot divided fans' favorite Gawains into six categories: "the honorable chivalrous Gawain", the Gawain who "sleeps with everyone", "Murdery Gawain (affectionate)", "Murdery Gawain (derogatory)", the tragic hero Gawain who "started Honorable but slowly spiraled into Violence as he tried to live up to an ideal he could never reach", and "Horsegirl Gawain".[1]
Gawain has appeared in DC Comics.[2]
The most frequently tagged ship for Gawain on Ao3 is Remarkable (Gawain/Lancelot). He is also often shipped with Ragnelle, his wife in one text.
Fan Works
Writing
- Green the Holly by Martha (The--ghost?--of Gawain returns from the Green Chapel)
- Le Bon Chevalier by Gauvain (List fic, takes place over years, angst)
- An Excellent Judge of Character by secace (College AU)
- Gawain's Terrible, Horrible Time (A Slight Understatement) by gingersnaptaff (Explicit)
Art
- blorbo from my medieval poems 💚 by @loopnoid
- sun gawain by @knightsofsomethingorother
- Cursed by @kulttuurinkurittama (Gawain and Ragnelle)
- it’s real gawain became a pirate and stole mordred’s backstory by @grail-lifesupport
- gawain sketches for my happiness by @kayartbants
Miscellaneous
- In the Land of Plenty vid by absternr (The Green Knight 2021)
References
- ^ What your Gawain says about you by @ladyminaofcamelot
- ^ Just a reminder of that one time when Batman fought Gawain