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Ettarre

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[ih-tahr, e-tahr-uh] / ɪˈtɑr, ɛˈtɑr ə /

noun

  1. Arthurian Legend. the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.


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Then it is shown how, having attained the unattainable, his life lacked savor still, until Ettarre died, a grey wife and mother, leaving Madoc with memories once more elusive and indispensable.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pelleas, a King of the Isles, loves the beautiful Ettarre, "a great lady," and for her wins at a tourney the prize of the golden circlet.

From Alfred Tennyson by Andrew Lang

Gawain promises to win the love of Ettarre for Pelleas, and, as in the poem, borrows his arms and horse, and pretends to have slain him.

From Alfred Tennyson by Andrew Lang

In spite of beautiful passages this is not one of the finest of the Idylls, save for the study of the fierce, hateful, and beautiful grande dame, Ettarre.

From Alfred Tennyson by Andrew Lang

The first four Idylls of the King were prepared for publication in the spring of 1859; while Tennyson was at work also on Pelleas and Ettarre, and the Tristram cycle.

From Alfred Tennyson by Andrew Lang

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