This story narrated by Pittman piqued a great interest in Gawain; at the same time, it also made lots of associations that couldn't be suppressed emerge in him.
Many people would treat unofficial history and weird tales as absurd stories that weren't worth mentioning. But at the same time, there were also lots of people willing to acknowledge them. Even the most absurd and unreasonable tales would always contain some reflections of reality.
