Sir Tristram

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Sir Tristram is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, renowned for his prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Iseult.

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Sir Tristram canonical 1
Tristran 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character
Knight of the Round Table
fictional character
legendary knight
appearsIn Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan
linked to: Sir Tristan

Le Morte d’Arthur
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur

Post-Vulgate Cycle
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Prose Tristan
Thomas of Britain’s Tristan
linked to: Sir Tristan

Tristan and Iseult legend
associatedWith Iseult
linked to: Isolde

King Arthur
King Mark of Cornwall
linked to: King Marke
authorAssociated Chrétien de Troyes (traditionally related cycle)
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes

Gottfried von Strassburg
Sir Thomas Malory
linked to: Thomas Malory

Thomas of Britain
culture Arthurian legend
death dies from wounds after being separated from Iseult (in many versions)
familyRelation nephew of King Mark of Cornwall
fictionalStatus mythical hero
genre Arthurian romance
literaryTradition medieval romance
memberOf Knights of the Round Table
nameVariant Drystan
Tristan
Tristram
Tristran
linked to: Sir Tristram
notableEvent drinks love potion with Iseult
joins King Arthur’s court
serves King Mark of Cornwall
slays the Irish champion Morholt
travels to Ireland to be healed
notableFor prowess in battle
tragic love affair with Iseult
origin Cornwall
rank knight
romanticPartner Iseult
linked to: Isolde
skill accomplished harpist
great warrior
skilled hunter
spouse Iseult of the White Hands
theme adultery
courtly love
loyalty and betrayal
tragic love
timePeriod medieval literature
weapon sword

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Le Morte d'Arthur mainCharacter Sir Tristram
Sir Tristram nameVariant Tristran
linked to: Sir Tristram