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Chrétien De Troyes

Yvain, or the Knight With the Lion

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1176

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Lines 4635-5770

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Lines 4635-4674 Summary: “Yvain departs carrying the lion inside his shield”

Yvain rides away, the wounded lion resting on Yvain’s shield. Lunete rides alongside him for a time; he asks her not to reveal his identity and, when the time is right, that she speak kindly of him to Laudine. She agrees readily. Yvain travels until he sees a mansion, where a servant opens the gate and he’s given entry.

Lines 4675-4702 Summary: “Yvain and the lion are cured of their wounds”

The servants provide Yvain with a room where he and his lion may rest. The lord’s two daughters, “Well versed in surgery” (158), work to heal Yvain and his lion, who take some time to recover. 

Lines 4703-4736 Summary: “The two daughters of the Lord of Blackthorn”

At about this time, the Lord of Blackthorn dies, and the elder of his own daughters claims all his lands and possessions. Her younger sister protests and travels to King Arthur’s court to find a champion. The elder sister rides ahead and gets there first, where Gawain agrees to defend her claim.