King Marke

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Arthurian character fictional character legendary king literary character

King Marke is the noble but tragic King of Cornwall in the legend of Tristan and Isolde, whose betrayal by his nephew Tristan and wife Isolde forms the emotional core of the story.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
King Mark of Cornwall 4
King Mark 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
adaptedIn Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Arthurian legend NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tristan and Iseult tradition ⓘ
Tristan and Isolde legend ⓘ
associatedWithTheme betrayal ⓘ
courtly love ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
betrayedBy Isolde NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralConflict betrayal by nephew and wife ⓘ
characterTrait honorable ⓘ
noble ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
trusting ⓘ
countryRuled Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval European literature ⓘ
emotionalRole focus of pathos in Tristan and Isolde story ⓘ
fictionalStatus mythic-legendary rather than historical ⓘ
hasRelative Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitle King of Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageTradition Middle High German literature ⓘ
Old French romance ⓘ
narrativeFunction betrayed ruler ⓘ
foil to Tristan ⓘ
wronged husband ⓘ
notableWorkAppearance Béroul's Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gottfried von Strassburg's Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas of Britain's Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ
operaVoiceType bass ⓘ
relatedTo Isolde NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipToTristan lord ⓘ
uncle ⓘ
roleInStory noble king ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
spouse Isolde NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes injured innocence ⓘ
lawful authority ⓘ
social order ⓘ
timePeriodSetting legendary early medieval Britain ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tristan und Isolde → character → King Marke ⓘ
Sir Tristan → allegiance → King Marke ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Mark of Cornwall
Sir Tristan → relative → King Marke ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Mark of Cornwall
Sir Tristan → killedBy → King Marke ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Mark of Cornwall
Tristan → containsCharacter → King Marke ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Mark
Sir Tristram → associatedWith → King Marke ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Mark of Cornwall