The Romance of Tristan and Iseult

by Joseph Bédier (translated by Hilaire Belloc)

Credits: Joseph Bédier (author)

Summary

Joseph Bédier's French retelling of the legend of Tristan, the knight, and Iseult, the queen, bound by a potion. Hilaire Belloc's translation keeps the old tale's direct and sorrowful voice.

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI assistant, from the text of the book.

Chapters (15)

  1. 1. The Childhood of Tristan
  2. 2. The Morholt Out of Ireland
  3. 3. The Quest of the Lady with the Hair of Gold
  4. 4. The Philtre
  5. 5. The Tall Pine-Tree
  6. 6. The Discovery
  7. 7. The Chantry Leap
  8. 8. The Wood of Morois
  9. 9. Ogrin the Hermit
  10. 10. The Ford
  11. 11. The Ordeal by Iron
  12. 12. The Little Fairy Bell
  13. 13. Iseult of the White Hands
  14. 14. The Madness of Tristan
  15. 15. The Death of Tristan

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