Mark of Cornwall
King Mark and La Belle Iseult by Edward Burne-Jones
Mark of Cornwall was a king of Cornwall and a character in the Arthurian Cycle of medieval literature.[1] Specifically, Mark is the husband of Isolde,[2] who upon falling in love with Tristan a tragic story that has been the subject of numerous literary versions from the Middle Ages to the present day.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 King Mark of Cornwall. www.cornwalls.co.uk. Retrieved Jaunary 1, 2022.
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Mark Of Cornwall Media
King Mark of Cornwall, drawn by Howard Pyle in 1905
14th-century depiction of Mark of Cornwall, from the Tristan Quilt
King Mark and La Belle Iseult by Edward Burne-Jones (1862)
1922 illustration by N. C. Wyeth: "King Mark slew the noble knight Sir Tristram as he sat harping before his lady la Belle Isolde."
SURLES, ROBERT L.. Mark of Cornwall: Noble, Ignoble, Ignored. Arthurian Interpretations 3 (2) (1989). p. 60–75.
