Animals and Legendary Beasts

Arthurian Items and Symbols

Faced with the Green Knight's axe, Gawain accepts a green silk girdle from Lady Bertilak, promised to protect him from harm.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

Enide’s richly adorned saddle — its ivory bows carved with the full story of Aeneas and Dido — is one of the most remarkable objects in medieval Arthurian romance.