Tristan and Iseult

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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

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

From Salon

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

Lancelot, son of Ban king of Brittany, a creation of chivalrous romance, who only appears in Arthurian literature under French influence, known chiefly from his amour with Guinevere, perhaps in imitation of the story of Tristan and Iseult.

From Project Gutenberg

The relations between them are of the most conventional and courtly character, and are entirely lacking in the genuine dramatic passion which marks the love story of Tristan and Iseult.

From Project Gutenberg