Ywain

Also known as Owain, Yvain, Ivain, Uwain, Uwaine

Ywain , also known as Yvain and Owain (among many other spellings), is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. Tradition often portrays him as the son of King Urien of Gorre and of either the supernatural figure Modron or the sorceress Morgan. The historical Owain mab Urien, the basis of the literary character, ruled as the king of Rheged in Britain during the late-6th century.

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Character.name: Ywain
Character.image: Ewaine.png
Character.caption: "Sir Ewaine, Knight of the Fountain", Howard Pyle's illustration from The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions (1907)
Character.franchise: Matter of Britain
Character.based_on: Owain mab Urien
Character.occupation: Knight of the Round Table
Character.title: Prince, Sir
Character.nationality: Celtic Briton
Character.family: Urien (father), Modron (mother), Morgan (mother or step-mother), Morfydd (twin sister), Mabon (maternal half-brother)
Character.spouse: Laudine

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Yvain was one of the earliest characters associated with King Arthur. He was also one of the most popular, starring as the eponymous hero in Chrétien de Troyes' late-12th-century Yvain, the Knight of the Lion and appearing prominently in many later accounts, often accompanied by his fierce pet lion. He remains Urien's son in virtually all literature in which he appears, whereas other Arthurian-legend characters based on historical figures usually lost their original familial connections in romance literature.