Tristan | Characters & Character Analysis

Tristan Characters

Tristan

Tristan is the primary protagonist of the story. He is the love child of the much-admired-at-court Lord of Parmenie, Rivalin, and sister-of-the-king Blancheflor. He is an accidental recipient of the love potion designed by the queen of Ireland and mother of Isolde. He is raised with the best education and truest affection his father's steward Rual li Foitentant can offer him. Tristan enters court without the knowledge as to who is father is or the lordship to which that entitles him. He serves the court nobly and befriends King Mark on Tristan's merits and with all sincerity. It is only when Rual reveals who he is by birth that he does any fighting. He keeps Mark from having to pay tribute to Ireland at the unjust demand of Morold and meets Isolde when he schemes his way to Ireland to get the cure for the...
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