Yvain

E335147

Arthurian character Knight of the Round Table fictional knight literary character

Yvain is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, best known as the hero of Chrétien de Troyes’ romance "Yvain, the Knight of the Lion."

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Yvain canonical	12
Fisher King	1
Yvain de Galles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3203541 — 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
Context triple: [Arthurian legend, hasCharacter, Yvain]

A. The Kymin
The Kymin is a historic hilltop site near Monmouth in Wales, known for its picturesque views and Georgian-era naval monument and round house.
B. Gwyniad
The Gwyniad is a rare freshwater whitefish species endemic to a single Welsh lake, making it of significant conservation concern.
C. Gawain
Gawain is a legendary knight of King Arthur’s Round Table in Arthurian literature, renowned for his chivalry and central role in tales such as "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
D. Disgwylfa Fawr
Disgwylfa Fawr is a hill in the Plynlimon range of mid Wales, known for its open moorland slopes and expansive views over the surrounding uplands.
E. Gaheris
Gaheris is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known as one of King Arthur’s nephews and a member of the Orkney clan.
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
Target entity description: Yvain is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, best known as the hero of Chrétien de Troyes’ romance "Yvain, the Knight of the Lion."

A. The Kymin
The Kymin is a historic hilltop site near Monmouth in Wales, known for its picturesque views and Georgian-era naval monument and round house.
B. Gwyniad
The Gwyniad is a rare freshwater whitefish species endemic to a single Welsh lake, making it of significant conservation concern.
C. Gawain
Gawain is a legendary knight of King Arthur’s Round Table in Arthurian literature, renowned for his chivalry and central role in tales such as "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
D. Disgwylfa Fawr
Disgwylfa Fawr is a hill in the Plynlimon range of mid Wales, known for its open moorland slopes and expansive views over the surrounding uplands.
E. Gaheris
Gaheris is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known as one of King Arthur’s nephews and a member of the Orkney clan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arthurian character ⓘ Knight of the Round Table ⓘ fictional knight ⓘ literary character ⓘ
alignment	chivalric good ⓘ
alternativeName	Ewain ⓘ linked to: Owain Owain ⓘ Owein ⓘ linked to: Owain
appearsIn	Arthurian legend ⓘ French Arthurian romance tradition ⓘ Yvain, the Knight of the Lion ⓘ linked to: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
associatedWith	Camelot ⓘ linked to: King Arthur's court Round Table ⓘ linked to: mythical Round Table of Camelot magic fountain of Barenton ⓘ
basedOnWork	Yvain, the Knight of the Lion ⓘ linked to: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
centralConflict	balancing love and knightly duty ⓘ
createdBy	Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
culture	Arthurian tradition ⓘ linked to: Arthurian legend medieval French literature ⓘ
genreOfOrigin	medieval romance ⓘ
governedBy	code of chivalry ⓘ
hasCompanion	lion ⓘ
heroOf	Yvain, the Knight of the Lion ⓘ linked to: Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
influencedBy	Welsh Owain ap Urien traditions ⓘ
languageOfFirstAppearance	Old French ⓘ
literaryMovement	courtly romance ⓘ
literaryPeriod	12th century ⓘ
memberOf	Knights of the Round Table ⓘ
moralThemes	chivalry ⓘ honor ⓘ love and marriage ⓘ loyalty ⓘ redemption ⓘ
nationalityInTradition	British ⓘ
notableFor	adventures with a lion companion ⓘ chivalric exploits ⓘ duel at the magic fountain ⓘ marriage to Laudine ⓘ theme of madness and recovery ⓘ
relative	Arthur ⓘ King Urien ⓘ linked to: Owain
role	hero ⓘ knight-errant ⓘ
serves	King Arthur ⓘ
spouse	Laudine ⓘ
weapon	sword ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arthurian legend → hasCharacter → Yvain ⓘ

Morgan le Fay → child → Yvain ⓘ

Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances → mainCharacter → Yvain ⓘ

Sir Yvain → hasNameVariant → Yvain ⓘ

Percival → associatedWith → Fisher King ⓘ

linked to: Yvain

Maurice Yvain → familyName → Yvain ⓘ

Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion → mainCharacter → Yvain ⓘ

Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion → featuresCharacter → Yvain ⓘ

Ywaine → alternateNameOf → Yvain ⓘ

Laudine → spouse → Yvain ⓘ

Laudine → spouseOf → Yvain ⓘ

Laudine, Lady of the Fountain → spouse → Yvain ⓘ

Laudine, Lady of the Fountain → husbandKilledBy → Yvain ⓘ

Owain Lawgoch → alsoKnownAs → Yvain de Galles ⓘ