Sir Kay
Sir Kay responded boastfully, swearing he could knock the Turke to the ground regardless of the stranger's strength.
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Sir Kay responded boastfully, swearing he could knock the Turke to the ground regardless of the stranger's strength. (The Turke and Sir Gawain, The Turke and Sir Gawain > Opening Challenge)
The Turke and Sir Gawain
- attestation: Sir Kay responded boastfully, swearing he could knock the Turke to the ground regardless of the stranger's strength. (The Turke and Sir Gawain > Opening Challenge)
"Then spake Sir Kay, that crabbed knight, And said "Man, thou seemest not soe wight, If thou be not adread. For there beene knights within this hall With a buffett will garr thee fall, And grope thee to the ground."
- attribution: Sir Kay is characterized as a 'crabbed' (ill-tempered) knight, a negative attribute distinguishing him from the courteous Gawain. (The Turke and Sir Gawain > Opening Challenge)
"Then spake Sir Kay, that crabbed knight,"
Appears in: Beings, Entities in The Turke and Sir Gawain, British Tradition