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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—Y

Yniol

An earl of decayed fortune, father of Enid, ousted from his earldom by his nephew Edyrn, son of Nudd, called the “Sparrow-hawk.” When Edyrn was overthrown in single combat by Prince Geraint', he was compelled to restore the earldom to Yniol. (Tennyson: Idyls of the King; Enid.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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