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A [knight] in [King Arthurs court], who plays a significant role in much mediaeval literature - most notably in the anonymous Arthurian romance Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Kni3t (Sir Gawain and the [Green Knight]).
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(in Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table who quested after the Holy Grail. He is the hero of the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
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