SOURCE: Bromiley, G. N. “The Making of Beroul's Tristan: The Role of Repetition.” Medium Aevum 54, no. 1 (1985): 47-58.

In the essay below, Bromiley focuses on instances of narrative repetition in Tristran, concluding that Béroul often repeats older material just before introducing an original passage.

At line 3028 in the most recent editions of Beroul's Tristan, a new series of episodes begins. By this time, Iseut has been returned to King Mark after her stay with Tristan in the Forest of Morrois. Tristan himself is hiding in the vicinity, in the house of the forester, Orri, but he is generally believed to have ridden off into exile. The lovers are separated; Iseut is living with her husband; the status quo has virtually been restored. At this point in the story, three felon barons intervene and trigger off a new sequence of events. While King Mark is out hunting one day...