Tristan und isolde

The legend of Tristan and Isolde is a tale of the forbidden love between Cornish knight Tristan and Irish princess Isolde. Their love is so strong it transcends all boundaries, and neither marital commitments nor rivalling kingdoms can separate them. #FolkloreSunday

Tristan’s Tod (1876), photograph by Josef Albert (1825-1886), of a drawing (1871), by Theodor Pixis (1831-1907), published in “Richard-Wagner-Galerie”. From Act 3, Scene 2, of “Tristan und Isolde” (1859), by Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

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Tristan gives Isolde the love potion. Mural in the Bedroom, August Spiess, 1881 “The calm sea shines, loose hang the vessel’s sails; Before us are the sweet green fields of Wales, And o…

Tristan and isolde

Illustration (1899), by Franz Stassen (1869-1949), for Act 3 of “Tristan und Isolde” (1859), by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Published in “Tristan und Isolde: 12 Bilder zu Richard Wagner's Tondichtung”.

Sometimes we love to love romances that end poorly. From Romeo and Juliet to Tristan and Isolde to Ennis and Jack, get your fix of tragedy here.

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