Yvain, the Knight of the Lion
Poem by Chrétien de Troyes
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion is an Arthurian romance by French poet Chrétien de Troyes. It was written c. 1180 simultaneously with Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, and includes several references to the narrative of that poem. Wikipedia
Author: Chrétien de Troyes
Date: between 1178 and 1181
Genre: Chivalric romance
Original title: French: Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion
Verse form: Octosyllable rhyming couplets