The legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with as many variations. The tragic story of the adulterous love between the
Cornish knight
Tristan (Tristram) and the
Irish princess
Iseult (Isolde, Yseut, etc.), the narrative predates and most likely influenced the
Arthurian romance of
Lancelot and
Guinevere, and has had a substantial impact on
Western art and
literature since it first appeared in the
12th century. While the details of the story differ from one author to another, the overall plot structure remains much the same.
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