Iseut

...The protagonist of a love legend that was widely circulated throughout Europe, mainly in France. Tristan, the nephew of Mark, King of Cornwall, and Isolde (Iseut in French), the Irish princess who was to marry Mark, accidentally drank wine laced with an aphrodisiac and fell passionately in love. After being banished to the forest of Morois, the two were forced to separate, but their love remained unchanged. Eventually, Tristan, who was seriously injured, could not wait for Isolde to arrive and died, and Isolde followed him to her death. ...

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…フランスを中心に広くヨーロッパに流布した恋愛伝説の主人公。コーンウォール王マルクの甥トリスタンTristanと，マルクに嫁ぐアイルランド王女イゾルデIsolde(フランス語でイズーIseut)は，誤って媚薬入りの酒を飲み，激しい恋に落ちる。モロアの森に追放されたあと，二人は離別を強いられるが愛は変わらず，やがて重傷を負ったトリスタンがイゾルデの到着を待ちきれず死ぬと，イゾルデもあとを追うようにして死ぬ。…

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