The Story of the wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle begins with one of King Arthur's hunts in the evil Inglewood Forest. He is confronted by a mysterious knight, who poses him the challenge: return in one year to this exact spot with the answer to the question: what is it that women most desire? If Arthur fails to give a satisfactory answer, the knight will behead him. Arthur accepts the challenge. He is later wandering in the same forest looking for an answer to the question when he meets an old hag, Dame Ragnelle, who tells him she will give him the answer on one condition: she must be married to Sir Gawain. The hag reveals to arthur that what women most desire is the ability to make their own decisions. Arthur returns to the knight to fulfill his challenge. Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle are married, and the lady's curse of hideousness is partly broken. She transforms into the most beautiful woman Gawain has ever seen. She says he can choose between her being beautiful during the day, or at night. Sir Gawain tells her that she may choose, and this breaks the spell completely. And they live happily every after...
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