# Christ — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight character guide

> Christ in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight

## Who they are

Referenced in oaths and prayers by characters in the poem.

## Relationships

### [The Green Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_gawain_and_the_green_knight_se/characters/the_green_knight)

_social_

Christ is invoked in the poem as a symbol of Christian faith and chivalric virtue, contrasting with the pagan magic of the Green Knight.

### [Sir Gawain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_gawain_and_the_green_knight_se/characters/sir_gawain)

_psychological_

Christ is Gawain's spiritual guide and protector, whose symbol on the shield emboldens Gawain in his quest and moral trials.

### [King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_gawain_and_the_green_knight_se/characters/king_arthur)

_social_

Christ is referenced in the context of Arthur's court as the center of Christian chivalry and the Christmas season.

### [Bertilak de Hautdesert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_gawain_and_the_green_knight_se/characters/bertilak_de_hautdesert)

_social_

Bertilak's household observes Christian customs, and Christ is invoked in the narrative to frame the moral and spiritual dimensions of the story.

### [Sir Gawain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_gawain_and_the_green_knight_se/characters/sir_gawain)

_psychological_

Christ is Gawain's spiritual guide and protector, whose symbol on the shield emboldens Gawain in his quest and moral trials.

## Links

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