Glossary: Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournament - Y

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Yard: As a measure for cloth, generally 4/5 of an ‘ell? or 36-37".

Ysolde: See Tristan & Iseult or Iseult.

Yvain: The Chrètien de Troyes romance written about 1170, containing the earliest literary example of a tournament.