The Outline of Mythology

Thomas Bulfinch's whole mythic world — the gods of Olympus, King Arthur's Round Table, the Mabinogeon, Beowulf and the paladins of Charlemagne — told as stories, the way 1913 read them.

Tristram and Isoude

11 pages in this part of The Outline of Mythology.

Tristram and Isoude

MELIADUS was king of Leonois, or Lionesse, a country famous in the annals of romance, which adjoined the kingdom of Cornwall, but has now…

Tristram and Isoude: Gouvernail

Gouvernail, the queen's squire, who had accompanied her, took charge of the child, and restored him to his father, who had at length burst…

Tristram and Isoude: Moraunt

Without attempting to give the details of this famous combat, the first and one of the most glorious of Tristram's exploits, we shall only…

Tristram and Isoude: Palamedes

At this time a tournament was held, at which many knights of the Round Table, and others, were present. On the first day a Saracen prince…

Tristram and Isoude: Ireland

Tristram believed was certain death for him to return to Ireland; and how could he act as ambassador for his uncle in such a cause? Yet…

Tristram and Isoude: Andret

The king showed much gratitude to Tristram, but in the bottom of his heart he cherished bitter jealousy of him. One day Tristram and Isoude…

Tristram and Isoude: Boiardo

A proof of the great popularity of the tale of Sir Tristram is the fact that the Italian poets, Boiardo and Ariosto, have founded upon it…

Tristram and Isoude: Mark

Sir Tristram wandered through various countries, achieving the most perilous enterprises, and covering himself with glory, yet unhappy at…

Tristram and Isoude: Pheredin

Tristram had brought with him a friend named Pheredin, son of the king of Brittany. This young knight saw Queen Isoude, and could not…

Tristram and Isoude: Seneschal

This was enough to animate Tristram in the search. He had not wandered far before he encountered a knight of Arthur's court, who proved to…

Tristram and Isoude: Launcelot

The next day the tourney recommenced. Tristram assumed different armor, that he might not be known; but he was soon detected by the…

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