Iwein vs Yvain, le Chevalier au lion: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Literary Criticism & Collections, Ywain, Romances, Knights and knighthood, Arthurian romances, Poetry

Cover of Iwein

Iwein Hartmann von Aue · 1843 ★★★★☆ 3.5 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Yvain, le Chevalier au lion

Yvain, le Chevalier au lion Chrétien de Troyes · 1891 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 167 pages · ≈ 3 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Iwein higher: 3.5 vs 3.2 from 641 votes.

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