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  • Shying away from Arthur, Merlin and Lancelot, for the likes of Ywain, Dogonet and the Lady of the Lake.

    The Other Side of Immortality « Write Anything 2008

  • A similar situation has already been pointed out in _Ywain and Gawin_.

    Early Theories of Translation Flora Ross Amos

  • Loth and Urine; there was Urine's son, named Ywain; there was Kay and

    Roman de Brut. English Layamon

  • For example, in _Bevis of Hamtoun_ [68] and _The Earl of Toulouse_ [69] the first references to source come between ll. 800 and 900; in _Ywain and Gawin_ the references appear at ll. 9, 3209, and 3669; [70] in _The

    Early Theories of Translation Flora Ross Amos

  • Colgrevance has fared badly; Kay is as usual quite sure that he would fare better; but Ywain actually undertakes the task.

    The English Novel George Saintsbury 1889

  • With this the damsel is sent back to anoint Ywain.

    The English Novel George Saintsbury 1889

  • Ywain actually shows his prowess against the King: and has an opportunity of showing Kay once more that it is one thing to blame other people for failing, and another to succeed yourself.

    The English Novel George Saintsbury 1889

  • Ywain, after what the French call _adieux déchirants_, obtains leave for the usual "twelvemonth and a day," at the expiration of which, on St. John's Eve, he is without fail to return, the engagement being sealed by the gift from his lady of a special ring.

    The English Novel George Saintsbury 1889

  • This Ywain duly does, supporting himself at first on the raw flesh of game which he kills with a bow and arrows wrested from a chance-comer; and then on less savage but still simple food supplied by a benevolent hermit.

    The English Novel George Saintsbury 1889

  • Ywain rides yet again to the magic fountain and performs the rite; there is no one to meet him; the castle rocks and the inmates quake.

    The English Novel George Saintsbury 1889

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