Iseult
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The wife of King Mark who falls in love with Tristan after they drink a love potion
- proper noun
- Literature
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Iseult
- In medieval legend, Iseult fell in love with Tristan after drinking a love potion.
- Tristan and Iseult
Examples
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Iseult, medieval variant of Isolde.
Blog text (22) -
Tristan and Iseult. Rosemary Sutcliff. Farrar Straus Giroux. 0-374-47982-8.
Academic text (2004) -
The tragic love story of Iseult and Tristan is a classic tale from medieval literature.
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In the story, Iseult must choose between her love for Tristan and her marriage to King Mark.
Synonyms
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A princess in old stories who falls in love with Tristan after they drink a love potion
is the same legendary person but known by a different traditional name
Surface Forms
Iseult main
Etymology
Iseult may come from old German parts meaning 'ice' and hild, which means 'battle'. So the name paints the picture of a strong, cold fighter, a tragic, powerful woman, which fits her role in the Tristan and Iseult legend.