Round 11: Tossup 10

This character says it is “great bliss for a man to love them well and believe them not” in a monologue about how “womens’ wiles” ruined Adam, Solomon, and Samson. A lengthy dressing scene assigns concordances like the Five Wounds of Christ to the pentangle on this character’s shield. (10[2])Simon Armitage’s introduction to (10[1])his translation of one poem (-5[1])notes that this character’s name (10[1])must be pronounced as both an iamb (10[1])and a trochee to preserve meter in bob and wheel sections. This character returns three kisses received from (10[1])a woman and obtains her magic girdle. (10[2])In a circa 1400 poem, this nephew of King Arthur travels to a (10[1])northern chapel to finish a game with a figure he had beheaded at Christmas. For 10 points, what character (10[1])titles a Middle English poem with the Green Knight? ■END■

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