Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References

• Aeneas (5)

Historical References

• The Fall of Troy (1)
• Romulus and the founding of Rome (8)
• Tirius and the founding of Tuscany (11)
• Langobard and the founding of Lombardy (12)
• Brutus and the founding of Britain (13)

Biblical References

• Solomon (625, 2417)
• Samson and Delilah (2417)
• Adam and Eve (2416)
• David and Bathsheba (2418 – 2419)