How long does it take to read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo?
J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo by J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien takes about 3 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1975. 165 pages, about 45,375 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Contains three stories from the age of chivalry, knights and holy quests.
Subjects: Modernized versions, English poetry, Manuscripts, English (Middle), Knights and knighthood, Poetry, Arthurian romances