During a few hundred years after the death of Yoshitsune, many stories that were exaggerated from his real figure were been produced, however, following are Yoshitsune's words, acts, and his profile as commented upon by other people directly related to him, as found in historical materials.
死後何百年の間にあらゆる伝説が生まれ、実像を離れた多くの物語が作られた義経であるが、以下には史料に残された義経自身の言動と、直接関わった人たちの義経評を上げる。