Tristan and Iseult

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1. Two lovers in the legends of Britain and Ireland. A common version of their story is that Tristan brought the maiden Iseult from Ireland to Britain to be the bride of his uncle, King Mark. On the voyage they drank a potion that made them eternally in love with each other. When King Mark learned of their love, he banished Tristan. Tristan sent for Iseult as he was dying, but she arrived after his death and died herself beside his corpse.

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Tristan and Iseult

English Heritage said plans for its "outdoor interpretation scheme" received planning permission last year, and include plans for "several artistic installations inspired by the legends of Merlin, King Arthur and Tristan and Iseult".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2016

It’s like the medieval legend of Tristan and Iseult, except with ugly people.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2015

Undated clip of Birgit Nilsson performing the Liebestod Tristan und Isolde is based on the Arthurian legend Tristan and Iseult, a favourite romance in early medieval French poetry.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2013

Taking Tristan and Iseult as the archetypes of passion, he hangs on their necks more weight than Freud ever hung on Oedipus.

From Time Magazine Archive

That is why all the great legends of love—the tale of Tristan and Iseult, for instance— are unhappy legends: as that is why they still tease us.

From Fort Amity by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch