Yniol

Yniol

Yniol is the father of Enid in Arthurian legend, appearing in "Geraint and Enid". He is an earl who was ousted from his earldom by his nephew Yder the "Knight of the Sparrow-Hawk". Yder is compelled to restore his land when bested by Geraint.


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  • YNIOL —    an earl of Arthurian legend, the father of Enid, who was ousted from his earldom by his nephew the Sparrow Hawk, but who, when overthrown, was compelled to restore it to him …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Idylls of the King — published between 1856 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betr …   Wikipedia

  • ENID —    the daughter of Yniol and the wife of Geraint; one of the ladies of the court of King Arthur; celebrated for her steadfast conjugal affection, the story regarding whom is given in Tennyson s Idylls of the King …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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