Knowledge

Yvain, the Knight of the Lion

Source đź“ť

367: 979: 36: 1044: 991: 350: 597:"She uses the motif of the knight, the profession common to all of Chretien's protagonists, to track this change. In each of five chapters she considers how distinct social identities for the knight seem to have dominated the way in which individual texts of Chretien's poems were illustrated, read, and understood." 407:. Two manuscripts are illustrated, Paris BnF MS fr. 1433 and Princeton University Library Garrett MS 125 (c. 1295), the former incomplete with seven remaining miniatures and the latter with ten. Hindman (1994) discusses these illustrations as reflecting the development of the role of the knight, or the youthful 357:
Yvain goes mad with grief, is cured by a noblewoman, and decides to rediscover himself and find a way to win back Laudine. A lion he rescues from a dragon proves to be a loyal companion and a symbol of knightly virtue, and helps him defeat a mighty giant, three fierce knights, and two demons.
1047: 142: 345:
convinces him to leave Laudine behind to embark on chivalric adventure. Laudine assents but demands he return after one year. Yvain becomes so enthralled in his knightly exploits that he forgets to return to his wife within the allotted time, so she rejects him.
292:
is first rejected by his lady for breaking a very important promise, and subsequently performs a number of heroic deeds in order to regain her favour. The poem has been adapted into several other medieval works, including
963: 522:
story with a carving of a knight slaying a dragon that threatens a lion; the lion is later shown wearing a rich collar and following the knight, and later still the lion appears to be lying on the grave of the knight.
448:
document, so that some elements of the story may originate in a British tradition. The name of the main character Yvain, at least, ultimately harks back to the name of the historical
444:
in c. 1185, and is thus slightly younger than Chrétien's text, but not influenced by it. Jocelyn states that he rewrote the 'life' from an earlier Glasgow legend and an old
983: 147: 1080: 53: 100: 358:
After Yvain rescues Lunete from being burned at the stake, she helps Yvain win back his wife, who allows him to return, along with his lion.
72: 995: 17: 79: 1216: 86: 1236: 411:, during the transitional period from the high to the late medieval period. The first modern edition was published in 1887 by 928: 68: 595: 1073: 954:
Nahon, Peter (2022). "À propos du chant des oiseaux dans le Chevalier au Lion et d'un passage de Clément d'Alexandrie".
474: 301: 532: 1226: 682: 667: 648: 591: 119: 1140: 1133: 395: 280: 488:, recast the work back into its Welsh setting. The poem was translated into a number of languages, including the 567: 57: 1105: 1066: 93: 799:
Chaitin, Gilbert D. (1972). "Celtic Tradition and Psychological Truth in Chretien s 'Chevalier au Lion'".
1211: 271: 515: 1028: 1147: 865:
Johnston, Oliver M. (1907). "The Episode of Yvain, the Lion, and the Serpent in Chrétien de Troies".
584:
Sealed in Parchment. Rereadings of Knighthood in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chretien de Troyes
366: 46: 911:
Ovrom, Lukas Hadrian (2020). "Lion-Keu-Coupé: A Missing Link in Yvain or le Chevalier au Lion".
399:, between 1177 and 1181. It survives in eight manuscripts and two fragments. It comprises 6,808 418:
Chrétien's source for the poem is unknown, but the story bears a number of similarities to the
152: 1231: 1221: 659: 640: 559: 553: 375: 1090: 428:(also known as Saint Kentigern), which claims Owain mab Urien as the father of the saint by 386: 275: 180: 1206: 8: 208: 1174: 412: 1180: 1155: 942: 934: 899: 874: 853: 845: 816: 787: 779: 750: 742: 713: 441: 1014: 946: 924: 857: 828:
Harris, Julian (December 1949). "The RĂ´le of the Lion in Chretien de Troyes' Yvain".
791: 754: 678: 663: 644: 587: 563: 218: 916: 837: 808: 771: 734: 705: 493: 463: 249: 284:, and includes several references to the narrative of that poem. It is a story of 449: 285: 263: 166: 1112: 489: 479: 433: 404: 1058: 920: 330: 1200: 938: 408: 1034: 510: 400: 228: 506: 424: 419: 318: 903: 878: 820: 484: 390: 322: 190: 849: 783: 746: 717: 498: 445: 1119: 1029:
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at Princeton University Library
812: 35: 1185: 1053: 1009: 1005: 841: 775: 738: 709: 326: 978: 1031:(page has a links to a pdf file of a facsimile of Garrett MS 125) 673:
Lacy, Norris J. (1991). "Chrétien de Troyes". In Norris J. Lacy,
429: 334: 231: 141: 606:
Duggan, Joseph J. (1987). In Chrétien de Troyes; Burton Raffel,
990: 342: 338: 146:
Anonymous 13th century fresco, depicting a scene from "Iwein" (
696:
Adler, Alfred (June 1947). "Sovereignty in Chretien's Yvain".
468: 314: 295: 289: 349: 727:
Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
333:. Yvain defeats Esclados and falls in love with his widow 353:
Yvain rescues the lion (Garrett MS 125 fol. 37r, c. 1295)
654:
Chrétien de Troyes; Raffel, Burton (translator) (1987).
635:
Chrétien de Troyes; Owen, D. D. R. (translator) (1988).
725:
Brown, Arthur C. L. (1905). "The Knight of the Lion".
462:
had a huge impact on the literary world. German poet
329:
beside a magical storm-making stone in the forest of
558:(First ed.). London: Penguin Classics. p.  456:
have been convincingly traced to early Celtic lore.
586:. University of Chicago Press, 1994. $ 16.95 (pb). 60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 867:Zeitschrift fĂĽr französische Sprache und Literatur 1198: 613: 1088: 885: 518:in Iceland, c. 1200, depicts a version of the 1074: 762:Brugger, Ernst (1941). "Yvain and His Lion". 452:(fl. 6th century). Other narrative motifs in 278:. It was written c. 1180 simultaneously with 341:, Yvain wins his lady and marries her, but 1081: 1067: 361: 551: 466:used it as the basis for his masterpiece 120:Learn how and when to remove this message 886:Malaxecheverria, I. (1981). "El leĂłn de 864: 370:The opening lines of the Welsh version, 365: 348: 915:. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 1–45. 798: 761: 27:Arthurian romance by ChrĂ©tien de Troyes 14: 1199: 1038:in a freely-distributable PDF document 827: 533:Henry the Lion in folklore and fiction 1062: 953: 910: 724: 695: 677:, pp. 88–91. New York: Garland. 619: 610:, pp. 214–216. Yale University Press. 337:. With the aid of Laudine's servant 58:adding citations to reliable sources 29: 24: 1049:Yvain, or the Knight with the Lion 689: 475:Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain 302:Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain 25: 1248: 971: 1141:Perceval, the Story of the Grail 1134:Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart 1042: 989: 977: 396:Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart 281:Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart 140: 34: 890:y la degradaciĂłn del sĂ­mbolo". 629: 69:"Yvain, the Knight of the Lion" 45:needs additional citations for 1217:Arthurian literature in French 675:The New Arthurian Encyclopedia 600: 576: 545: 321:, who had been defeated by an 13: 1: 1127:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 1036:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 984:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 656:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 608:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 538: 383:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 268:Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion 259:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 171:Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion 135:Yvain, the Knight of the Lion 552:de Troyes, Chretien (1991). 317:seeks to avenge his cousin, 7: 1237:Works by ChrĂ©tien de Troyes 1052:public domain audiobook at 996:Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion 913:New Medieval Literatures 20 526: 308: 288:, in which the protagonist 18:Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion 10: 1253: 393:, simultaneously with his 1166: 1097: 921:10.1017/9781787449091.001 594:, review by M. McIlwain: 245: 237: 224: 214: 204: 196: 186: 176: 162: 139: 134: 1227:Medieval French romances 1006:Four Arthurian Romances 362:History and connections 1148:Guillaume d'Angleterre 1010:by ChrĂ©tien de Troyes' 379: 354: 267: 170: 660:Yale University Press 376:Jesus College, Oxford 369: 352: 200:between 1178 and 1181 998:at Wikimedia Commons 472:, and the author of 54:improve this article 516:ValĂľjĂłfsstaĂ°ur door 209:County of Champagne 1212:12th-century poems 1181:Godefroi de Leigni 1156:La Mule sans frein 1091:ChrĂ©tien de Troyes 641:Everyman's Library 637:Arthurian Romances 555:Arthurian Romances 442:Jocelyn of Furness 387:ChrĂ©tien de Troyes 380: 355: 313:In the narrative, 276:ChrĂ©tien de Troyes 270:) is an Arthurian 181:ChrĂ©tien de Troyes 1194: 1193: 1015:Project Gutenberg 994:Media related to 982:Works related to 930:978-1-78744-909-1 582:Hindman, Sandra. 255: 254: 219:Chivalric romance 130: 129: 122: 104: 16:(Redirected from 1244: 1175:BnF Français 794 1083: 1076: 1069: 1060: 1059: 1046: 1045: 1018: 993: 981: 967: 956:Medioevo Romanzo 950: 907: 882: 861: 836:(5): 1143–1163. 824: 795: 764:Modern Philology 758: 721: 623: 617: 611: 604: 598: 580: 574: 573: 549: 494:Ywain and Gawain 482:included in the 464:Hartmann von Aue 413:Wendelin Förster 374:(pre 1382) from 250:Arthurian legend 232:rhyming couplets 156: 144: 132: 131: 125: 118: 114: 111: 105: 103: 62: 38: 30: 21: 1252: 1251: 1247: 1246: 1245: 1243: 1242: 1241: 1197: 1196: 1195: 1190: 1162: 1093: 1087: 1043: 1003: 974: 931: 813:10.2307/3684168 692: 690:Further reading 632: 627: 626: 618: 614: 605: 601: 581: 577: 570: 550: 546: 541: 529: 450:Owain mab Urien 440:was written by 405:rhymed couplets 385:was written by 364: 311: 286:knight-errantry 274:by French poet 158: 150: 148:Rodenegg Castle 126: 115: 109: 106: 63: 61: 51: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1250: 1240: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1192: 1191: 1189: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1170: 1168: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1160: 1152: 1144: 1137: 1130: 1123: 1116: 1113:Erec and Enide 1109: 1101: 1099: 1095: 1094: 1086: 1085: 1078: 1071: 1063: 1057: 1056: 1040: 1032: 1026: 1000: 999: 987: 973: 972:External links 970: 969: 968: 951: 929: 908: 898:(1): 102–106. 883: 862: 842:10.2307/459555 825: 796: 776:10.1086/388483 770:(3): 267–287. 759: 739:10.2307/456487 733:(4): 673–706. 722: 710:10.2307/459264 704:(2): 281–305. 691: 688: 687: 686: 671: 652: 631: 628: 625: 624: 612: 599: 575: 568: 543: 542: 540: 537: 536: 535: 528: 525: 490:Middle English 480:Welsh Romances 434:Lot of Lothian 432:, daughter of 420:hagiographical 363: 360: 310: 307: 253: 252: 247: 243: 242: 239: 235: 234: 226: 222: 221: 216: 212: 211: 206: 202: 201: 198: 194: 193: 188: 184: 183: 178: 174: 173: 164: 163:Original title 160: 159: 145: 137: 136: 128: 127: 42: 40: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1249: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1204: 1202: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1176: 1172: 1171: 1169: 1165: 1158: 1157: 1153: 1150: 1149: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1138: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1129: 1128: 1124: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1115: 1114: 1110: 1108: 1107: 1103: 1102: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1084: 1079: 1077: 1072: 1070: 1065: 1064: 1061: 1055: 1051: 1050: 1041: 1039: 1037: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1016: 1011: 1008: 1007: 1002: 1001: 997: 992: 988: 986:at Wikisource 985: 980: 976: 975: 965: 961: 957: 952: 948: 944: 940: 939:j.ctvxhrjbb.5 936: 932: 926: 922: 918: 914: 909: 905: 901: 897: 893: 892:Romance Notes 889: 884: 880: 876: 872: 868: 863: 859: 855: 851: 847: 843: 839: 835: 831: 826: 822: 818: 814: 810: 806: 802: 797: 793: 789: 785: 781: 777: 773: 769: 765: 760: 756: 752: 748: 744: 740: 736: 732: 728: 723: 719: 715: 711: 707: 703: 699: 694: 693: 684: 683:0-8240-4377-4 680: 676: 672: 669: 668:0-300-03837-2 665: 661: 657: 653: 650: 649:0-460-87389-X 646: 642: 639:. New York: 638: 634: 633: 621: 616: 609: 603: 596: 593: 592:0-226-34156-9 589: 585: 579: 571: 565: 561: 557: 556: 548: 544: 534: 531: 530: 524: 521: 517: 513: 512: 508: 504: 500: 499:Old Norwegian 496: 495: 491: 487: 486: 481: 478:, one of the 477: 476: 471: 470: 465: 461: 457: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 426: 421: 416: 414: 410: 409:knight-errant 406: 402: 401:octosyllables 398: 397: 392: 388: 384: 377: 373: 368: 359: 351: 347: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 306: 304: 303: 298: 297: 291: 287: 283: 282: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 260: 251: 248: 244: 240: 236: 233: 230: 227: 223: 220: 217: 213: 210: 207: 203: 199: 195: 192: 189: 185: 182: 179: 175: 172: 168: 165: 161: 154: 149: 143: 138: 133: 124: 121: 113: 102: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: â€“  70: 66: 65:Find sources: 59: 55: 49: 48: 43:This article 41: 37: 32: 31: 19: 1232:Love stories 1222:French poems 1173: 1159:(attributed) 1154: 1151:(attributed) 1146: 1139: 1132: 1126: 1125: 1118: 1111: 1104: 1048: 1035: 1023: 1019: 1012: 1004: 959: 955: 912: 895: 891: 887: 870: 866: 833: 829: 807:(3): 63–76. 804: 800: 767: 763: 730: 726: 701: 697: 674: 655: 636: 630:Bibliography 615: 607: 602: 583: 578: 554: 547: 519: 509: 502: 492: 483: 473: 467: 459: 458: 453: 437: 422: 417: 394: 382: 381: 371: 356: 323:otherworldly 312: 300: 294: 279: 258: 257: 256: 229:Octosyllable 116: 107: 97: 90: 83: 76: 64: 52:Please help 47:verification 44: 1207:1170s books 873:: 157–166. 507:Old Swedish 501:Chivaldric 425:Saint Mungo 331:BrocĂ©liande 319:Calogrenant 241:6,818 lines 151: [ 1201:Categories 1020:(includes 962:: 180-184 620:Nahon 2022 569:0140445218 539:References 505:, and the 503:ĂŤvens saga 485:Mabinogion 391:Old French 225:Verse form 205:Provenance 191:Old French 80:newspapers 1106:Philomela 1089:Works by 964:full text 947:218965052 858:163664240 801:SubStance 792:161417913 755:163769665 511:Herr Ivan 378:(MS 111). 177:Author(s) 1186:Lancelot 1054:LibriVox 904:43801757 879:40613588 527:See also 423:Life of 327:Esclados 309:Synopsis 187:Language 110:May 2023 1167:Related 821:3684168 335:Laudine 325:knight 272:romance 246:Subject 94:scholar 1120:Cligès 945:  937:  927:  902:  877:  856:  850:459555 848:  819:  790:  784:434378 782:  753:  747:456487 745:  718:459264 716:  681:  666:  647:  590:  566:  514:. The 497:; the 446:Gaelic 436:. The 343:Gawain 339:Lunete 264:French 238:Length 167:French 96:  89:  82:  75:  67:  1098:Works 1022:Yvain 943:S2CID 935:JSTOR 900:JSTOR 888:Yvain 875:JSTOR 854:S2CID 846:JSTOR 817:JSTOR 788:S2CID 780:JSTOR 751:S2CID 743:JSTOR 714:JSTOR 520:Yvain 469:Iwein 460:Yvain 454:Yvain 372:Owain 315:Yvain 296:Iwein 290:Yvain 215:Genre 155:] 101:JSTOR 87:books 925:ISBN 830:PMLA 698:PMLA 679:ISBN 664:ISBN 645:ISBN 588:ISBN 564:ISBN 438:Life 430:Denw 299:and 197:Date 73:news 1013:at 917:doi 838:doi 809:doi 772:doi 735:doi 706:doi 560:337 415:. 403:in 389:in 56:by 1203:: 960:46 958:. 941:. 933:. 923:. 896:22 894:. 871:31 869:. 852:. 844:. 834:64 832:. 815:. 803:. 786:. 778:. 768:38 766:. 749:. 741:. 731:20 729:. 712:. 702:62 700:. 662:. 658:. 643:. 562:. 305:. 266:: 169:: 153:it 1082:e 1075:t 1068:v 1024:) 966:. 949:. 919:: 906:. 881:. 860:. 840:: 823:. 811:: 805:1 794:. 774:: 757:. 737:: 720:. 708:: 685:. 670:. 651:. 622:. 572:. 262:( 157:) 123:) 117:( 112:) 108:( 98:· 91:· 84:· 77:· 50:. 20:)

Index

Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Yvain, the Knight of the Lion"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Rodenegg Castle
it
French
Chrétien de Troyes
Old French
County of Champagne
Chivalric romance
Octosyllable
rhyming couplets
Arthurian legend
French
romance
Chrétien de Troyes
Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart
knight-errantry
Yvain
Iwein

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑