Dream of the wheel of fortune / Kevin Crossley-Holland -- A summary of research / Karl Heinz Goller -- Reality versus romance : a reassessment of the Alliterative Morte Arthur / Karl Heinz Goller -- Poem in the tradition of Arthurian literature / Maureen Fries -- Audience / Julia Wurster -- Language and style : the paradox of heroic poetry / Manfred Markus -- Formulaic microstructure : the cluster / Jean Ritzke-Rutherford -- Formulaic microstructure : the theme of battle / Jean Ritzke-Rutherford -- Armorial bearings and their meaning / Karl Lippe -- Figure of Sir Gawain / Jorg O. Fichte -- Laments for the dead / Renate Haas -- Dream of the dragon and the bear / Karl Heinz Goller -- Dream of the wheel of fortune / Anke Janssen.