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Sys. no.   005484777
Personal Name    Yvain (Legendary character)
  ‫  יוויין (דמות אגדית)
S.F. Pers. Name    Ywain (Legendary character)
   Owein (Legendary character)
   Ivain (Legendary character)
   Uwaine (Legendary character)
   Uwain (Legendary character)
  ‫  יוין (דמות אגדית)
S.F. Topical Term    Ywain (Legendary character)
Source Data Found   Work cat.: Hieatt, Constance B. The knight of the lion, 1968.
  Camelot Project, Robbins Library Digital Project website, viewed June 13, 2019: Yvain (variant names: Ywain, Owein, Ivain, Uwaine, Uwain; appears in the Welsh tale of The Dream of Rhonabwy, Chrétien de Troye’s Yvain or the Knight of the Lion, Middle High German Iwein by Hartmann von Aue, Old Norse as Ivens Saga, English romance Ywain and Gawain; also appears in various forms of Morte d’Arthur; the cousin of Gawain and the son of Morgan le Fay and Uriens) The Legend of Yvain (legendary figure based on real person, Owain mab Urien, of the kingdom of Rheged; possible Celtic sources for the character/story; primary source is Chretien de Troyes Yvain ou le Chevalier au lion; pursues a quest to avenge his cousin Calogarant; defeats the knight at a magic spring and eventually takes his place as a defender of the magic spring; other adventures follow)
Alma MMS ID   987011061227605171
 
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