The Knight with the Lion (Reading One)

THe reason, I think there was no prologue, is that maybe De Troyes wants us to jump right into the story, keep us wondering and not speak of an eventual impending doom or some other kind of foreshadowing. Perhaps there isn't one, for this story thus far seems to be fileld with more action and less of a love story. It's one big montage about Yvain. I think perhaps George Luca named the Planet Yavin in his Star Wars after this knight, but that's completely off topic.

Plot and story are two different things. We are dropped right into the plot with Yvain where he proceeds to tell the begining of the story, or how he came to be shamed. THe story catches up with the plot once he rides off to avenge his defeat against the Knight who so easily beat him the first time.

All in all, this seems like one of those Film Nair movies, like from the 40's? But with a medieval twist accompanied by duals and knights in shining armor. We have the Feme Fatal(sp) who is the maiden whom he meets after following the retreating knight, who helps him in anyway possible perhaps out of desire for more personal gains. Though this is mostly speculation at this point in time.