The Weddynge of Sir Gawen and Dame Ragnell
performed by Linda Marie Zaerr

This energetic video version of "The Weddynge of Sir Gawen and Dame Ragnell" presents the entire text in Middle English, but in a format that makes it understandable to general audiences. Costumes, harp music, and a beautiful outdoor setting enhance the storytelling.

This analog to the Wife of Bath's tale begins with a strange knight threatening King Arthur in the forest. He makes Arthur vow to return in a year and tell him what women desire most: finding the answer is the only thing that will save Arthur, and the only person who can give him that answer is an ugly hag, who will help only if Sir Gawen will marry her.

This 45-minute video is published by the Chaucer Studio for TEAMS, the Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Boise State University. It complements an edition of the text published by TEAMS in the Middle English Texts Series--Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales, ed. Thomas Hahn (Kalamazoo, 1995; second printing 2000). Linda Marie Zaerr has produced the video in collaboration with Videographer Rod Cashin and Harpist Laura Zaerr.
 

Order video from The Chaucer Studio 3166 JKHB Department of English Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84602-6218 Price - $20 (includes shipping/handling) (or print and mail this order form)

Order text from Medieval Institute Publications Western Michigan University 1201 Oliver Street Kalamazoo, MI 49008-3801 Price - $16 (plus $3.50 shipping/handling)