This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ... a fie, who took him to this mysterious castle, where he spent ten years with her. He was called "Li Noirs Chevaliers de Valdoune." There is in the Prose Tristan1 what appears to be a confused fairy mistress tale parallel to the Ivain, in which a character called Mennonas2 appears playing very much the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ... a fie, who took him to this mysterious castle, where he spent ten years with her. He was called "Li Noirs Chevaliers de Valdoune." There is in the Prose Tristan1 what appears to be a confused fairy mistress tale parallel to the Ivain, in which a character called Mennonas2 appears playing very much the part taken in the ancient Celtic stories by Manannan. A beautiful woman is discovered in an island at a fountain, and Mennonas and Mabon contend for her possession. Mabon, eager to be rid of Mennonas, sends a nef de joie to Cornwall to secure the help of Tristan. Tristan enters the marvellous vessel and is conducted to the "Isle of the Fountain," where he goes through an adventure almost exactly like that of Iwain at the Fountain Perilous. His adversary is called Ferrant (Pharant). This incident in the Tristan has probably been influenced by Chretien's Ivain; but, if it is based entirely on Chretien's romance, the changes made are certainly of a very extraordinary character. It seems more probable that it is in origin an ancient tale. Finally, there is in Malory's Morte Darthur a partly rationalized fairy mistress story curiously parallel to the Ivain8: A damsel comes into Arthur's hall and prays for succor. "I have a lady of grete worship and renomme, and she is byseged with a tyraunte so that she may not oute of her castel." "What heteth your lady and where 1 Loseth, Tristan, pp. 247 ff. This passage was pointed out to me by Dr. Schofield. 2 Spelled also Manonas. The story runs through Malory's seventh book, the source of which has not yet been pointed out. I refer to Sommer's edition, pp. 215-272. dwelleth she, and who is he and what is his name that hath byseged her?" "Syre kyng, ..".
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