Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion

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Arthurian romance chivalric romance literary work

Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that follows the knight Yvain’s adventures, including his bond with a lion and his quest to regain honor and love.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion	14
Le Chevalier au Lion	2
Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion	2
Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion canonical	2
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion (through patronage)	1
the Knight of the Lion	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
Context triple: [Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances, includesWork, Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion]

A. The Round Table
The Round Table was an influential early 20th-century British journal that promoted closer political and constitutional unity within the British Empire and later the Commonwealth.
B. Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone is the legendary enchanted sword embedded in rock that only the rightful king—revealed to be Arthur—can draw, proving his claim to the throne.
C. the Once and Future King
The Once and Future King is a legendary motif portraying King Arthur as a messianic figure destined to return in Britain’s hour of greatest need.
D. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a classic 1903 retelling of Arthurian legends for young readers, richly illustrated and adapted into accessible prose by American author and artist Howard Pyle.
E. Queste del Saint Graal
Queste del Saint Graal is a 13th-century Old French prose romance that recounts the spiritual quest of King Arthur’s knights for the Holy Grail, emphasizing mystical and religious themes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
Target entity description: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that follows the knight Yvain’s adventures, including his bond with a lion and his quest to regain honor and love.

A. The Round Table
The Round Table was an influential early 20th-century British journal that promoted closer political and constitutional unity within the British Empire and later the Commonwealth.
B. Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone is the legendary enchanted sword embedded in rock that only the rightful king—revealed to be Arthur—can draw, proving his claim to the throne.
C. the Once and Future King
The Once and Future King is a legendary motif portraying King Arthur as a messianic figure destined to return in Britain’s hour of greatest need.
D. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a classic 1903 retelling of Arthurian legends for young readers, richly illustrated and adapted into accessible prose by American author and artist Howard Pyle.
E. Queste del Saint Graal
Queste del Saint Graal is a 13th-century Old French prose romance that recounts the spiritual quest of King Arthur’s knights for the Holy Grail, emphasizing mystical and religious themes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arthurian romance ⓘ chivalric romance ⓘ literary work ⓘ
associatedWith	King Arthur ⓘ Round Table ⓘ linked to: mythical Round Table of Camelot
author	Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
centralMotif	bond between knight and lion ⓘ magic fountain ⓘ
centralTheme	loyalty and fidelity ⓘ reconciliation of love and knighthood ⓘ redemption after failure ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
dateWritten	12th century ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Arthur ⓘ Calogrenant ⓘ Gawain ⓘ Laudine ⓘ Yvain ⓘ the lion companion ⓘ
form	poem ⓘ
genre	Arthurian literature ⓘ linked to: Arthurian legend courtly romance ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Hartmann von Aue's Iwein ⓘ various modern French retellings ⓘ
hasTitleTranslation	Yvain, the Knight of the Lion ⓘ linked to: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
hasTitleVariant	Le Chevalier au Lion ⓘ linked to: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
influenced	Middle High German romance Iwein ⓘ later Arthurian romances ⓘ
literaryMovement	courtly literature ⓘ
literaryPeriod	High Middle Ages ⓘ
literarySignificance	foundational text of Arthurian romance tradition ⓘ major work of Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
mainCharacter	Yvain ⓘ
narrativeFocus	chivalric adventure ⓘ courtly love ⓘ honor and reputation ⓘ
originalLanguage	Old French ⓘ
partOf	Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian cycle ⓘ linked to: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
protagonistRole	Knight of the Round Table ⓘ linked to: Knights of the Round Table
relatedWork	Erec et Enide ⓘ Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette ⓘ Perceval, le Conte du Graal ⓘ
setIn	Arthurian Britain ⓘ linked to: King Arthur's Britain
structure	verse narrative ⓘ

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