. ▁The ▁output ▁of ▁the ▁Pear l ▁Po et , ▁however , ▁is ▁lingu ist ically ▁very ▁distinct ▁from ▁what ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁oldest ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁more ▁solid ly ▁attributed ▁to ▁H uch oun , ▁and ▁this ▁att ribution ▁is ▁now ad ays ▁dismiss ed . ▁More ▁likely ▁is ▁the ▁suggestion ▁that ▁the ▁Aw nt yr ▁of ▁G aw ane ▁represents ▁ ▁The ▁Aw nt y rs ▁off ▁Ar th ure , ▁an ▁Arthur ian ▁poem ▁in ▁a ▁rh ym ed ▁all iter ative ▁st anza ▁similar ▁to ▁Sw ete ▁Susan , ▁which ▁has ▁several ▁variants ▁in ▁multiple ▁manuscript s . ▁ ▁Identity ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁written , ▁who ▁H uch oun ▁was ▁is ▁uncertain . ▁ ▁William ▁Dun bar , ▁in ▁his ▁L ament ▁for ▁the ▁Mak aris , ▁mentions ▁a ▁poet ▁called ▁" g ude ▁Sir ▁H ew ▁of ▁Eg ly nt oun ", ▁whose ▁works ▁are ▁now ▁lost . ▁Hugh ▁of ▁Eg ling ton ▁was ▁a ▁kn ight ▁who ▁was ▁brother - in - law ▁to ▁Robert ▁II ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁Following ▁suggestions ▁made ▁by ▁earlier ▁anti qu ari ans , ▁Neil son ▁argued ▁that ▁H uch oun , ▁" l ittle ▁Hugh ", ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁figure : ▁given ▁Hugh ▁of ▁Eg ling ton ' s ▁close ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁safe ▁conduct ▁to ▁visit ▁London , ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁" of ▁the ▁Aw le ▁Ry ale " ▁could ▁be