noun
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
• Syn: ↑Tristan
• Topics: ↑legend, ↑fable, ↑Middle Ages, ↑Dark Ages
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character
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