The Anglo-Norman poet Thomas relates, around 1170,…
1170 CE
The Anglo-Norman poet Thomas relates, around 1170, the tale of Tristan and Isolde, or Tristram and Iseult, the famous lovers in Celtic and Arthurian legend, who become tragically enmeshed in adulterous passion, secrecy, and intrigue, after Tristan, nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, drinks a love potion and falls in love with Mark’s wife Isolde.