Sir Tristan

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Sir Tristan is a legendary knight of the Round Table in Arthurian romance, famed for his tragic love affair with Iseult and his prowess as a warrior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legendary character
Knight of the Round Table
fictional knight
adaptedAs character in modern novels
character in operas such as Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
allegiance King Arthur
King Marke
surface form: King Mark of Cornwall
appearsIn Arthurian legend
Béroul’s Tristan
Sir Tristan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan

Matter of Britain
Prose Tristan
Le Morte d'Arthur
surface form: Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur

Sir Tristan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thomas of Britain’s Tristan

Tristan und Isolde
surface form: Tristan and Iseult legend
associatedWith Brittany
Cornwall
Ireland
love potion shared with Iseult
causeOfDeath murder
comparableTo Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot
culture medieval European literature
gender male
influenced later medieval romance traditions
killedBy King Marke
surface form: King Mark of Cornwall
languageOfOriginalTradition Middle High German
Old French
lover Isolde
surface form: Iseult of Ireland
memberOf King Arthur's court
surface form: Knights of the Round Table
mythology Arthurian legend
surface form: Arthurian mythology
nationality Cornish
notableFor loyalty to King Mark
prowess as a warrior
skill as a harpist
tragic love affair with Iseult
occupation knight
parent Blancheflor
Rivalen
rank one of the greatest knights of the Round Table
relative King Marke
surface form: King Mark of Cornwall
skill harp playing
hunting
swordsmanship
spouse Iseult of the White Hands
theme adultery
chivalry
courtly love
tragic romance
weapon sword

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King Arthur's court hasMember Sir Tristan
Sir Tristan appearsIn Sir Tristan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thomas of Britain’s Tristan
Sir Tristan appearsIn Sir Tristan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan
Algernon Charles Swinburne notableWork Sir Tristan
this entity surface form: Tristram of Lyonesse
Tristan relatedWork Sir Tristan
this entity surface form: Thomas of Britain’s Tristan
Sir Tristram appearsIn Sir Tristan
this entity surface form: Thomas of Britain’s Tristan
Sir Tristram appearsIn Sir Tristan
this entity surface form: Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan