L'âtre périlleux
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L'âtre périlleux (Old French L'atre perillous,[1] English The Perilous Cemetery[2][3]) is an anonymous 13th century poem written in Old French in which Gawain is the hero.[4] The name comes from just one of the adventures Gawain takes part in. Forced to spend the night in a chapel in a cemetery, he encounters a woman who has been cursed and is forced to spend the night with a devil each night. He defeats the devil and liberates her.[5] The story draws on influences from other Arthurian romances, such as those of Raoul de Houdenc and Chrétien de Troyes.[4]