MIDWINTER SALON SERIES - Gawain & the Green Knight
Wed 02 Dec
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Midwinter Salons return, so prepare to gather around Midwinter fires with hot steaming brews, dive deep and discuss this masterpiece of Arthurian Literature and The Matter of Britain.
Time & Location
02 Dec 2026, 18:30 GMT – 20 Jan 2027, 20:30 GMT
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About the event
The Matter of Britain emerges in the 12th-century through French and Middle English literature, drawing on older Celtic traditions to conjure political legitimacy and national identity. It is the body of medieval literature and legendary material associated with Britain and Brittany, and with the legendary kings and heroes of these lands, particularly King Arthur.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in alliterative verse. The unknown author drew upon Welsh, Irish and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition, to create what has become one of the best-known Arthurian stories. It is a tale that questions what it means to be human, to strive for integrity, the value and nature of 'truth ', the impacts of guilt and shame and the power of forgiveness. In this, its medicine is timeless and speaks eloquently to our time.
The story begins at King Arthur's New Year feast, with the noble knights and ladies…
Tickets
MIDWINTER SALON
Sale ends
02 Dec, 17:30 GMT
This provides access to all four salons across the series.
£100.00
+£2.50 ticket service fee
MIDWINTER SALON - Deposit
Sale ends
12 Nov, 16:05 GMT
This deposit reserves your place on the whole of this Midwinter Salon series. It is non-refundable. The balance of payment of £45 is due by Sunday 29th November at 11am, which confirms your place on the programme.
£55.00
+£1.38 ticket service fee
MIDWINTER SALON - BALANCE
Sale ends
30 Nov, 22:10 GMT
Please do not use this option unless you have already paid a deposit for this programme. This balance of payment confirms your place on the programme and is refundable up to a week before the programme begins. The deposit is non-refundable.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00