Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
what virtues of chivalry are represented by the pentangle?
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The pentangle is also known as "the endless knot." The five points represent the five virtues.
"These five ways are in themselves five groups of five: 1) he is perfect in the five senses; 2) his five fingers are unfailing; 3) his faith is fixed firmly on the five wounds which Christ received on the cross; 4) he draws his strength from the five joys Mary had through Jesus; and 5) he embodies, better than any other living man, the five virtues. These virtues are Franchise, Fellowship, Cleanness, Courtesy, and above all, Charity."
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