1. Yvain begins to refer to himself at "the knight with the lion" when asked what his name is. Yvain does this because he wants to start a new reputation for himself. He does not want people to think of him as a knight who has failed in the past. Yvain wants to be known for the things that he has done, not the baggage that comes with his name. Yvain's new identity parallels that of someone moving to a new district for school and starting over. No one knows who they are or were in their past town, and creating a new identity keeps those from being rejected or scorned for who they once were.
3. I think that Yvain and Laudine meeting at the end of the story is very interesting. Yvain professes to her his regret for not remembering to come back in time, and the love that he has for Laudine. Laudine basically says that she'll take him back so she is not accused of perjury. I found it quite funny, because Laudine does not take him back because of her love for him, but to escape being accused of something. It is not a very fair reconciliation for Yvain, mainly because he loves her and she is just thinking about herself.
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