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Look up: Tristan

  1. Tristan
    [n] - (medieval legends) the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall who 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
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Tristan
    Legendary Celtic hero of a tragic romance. He fell in love with Isolde, the bride he was sent to win for his uncle King Mark of Cornwall. The story became part of the Arthurian cycle and is the...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. Tristan
    Tristram 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
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. Tristan
    `Sir Tristan` (Latin/Brythonic: `Drustanus`; Welsh: `Drystan`; also known as `Tristran`, `Tristram`, etc.) is one of the main characters of the Tristan and Iseult story, a Cornish hero and one of the Knights of the Round Table featuring in the Matter of Britain. He is the son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (in later versions Isabelle and Meliodas), and the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, sent to fetch Iseult back from Ireland to wed the king. Howeve...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan

  5. Tristan
    (from the article `romance`) ...(after 1230?), in which the hero Perlesvaus (that is, Perceval) has Christological overtones and in which the task of knighthood is to uphold and ... ...to seek divine aid through the sacraments, relied on his own prowess, and failed utterly in the quest. This deterioration of character was even ... [2...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/82

  6. Tristan
    (from the article `Performing Arts`) ...the ballet company. Rushton`s own company, Dansk Danseteater, made a successful visit to the Jacob`s Pillow Dance Festival in the U.S. The Royal ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/82

  7. Tristan
    Tristan is a Welsh boy name. The meaning of the name is `noisy one, laborer ` Where is it used? The name Tristan is mainly used In Welsh, English and In French.How do they say it elsewhere? Trystan ( In Welsh) Drystan ( In Welsh) Tristão ( In Portuguese) Tristram ( In English) Triston ( In English) Trist In ( In English) Tristen ( In English) Tristand (
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Tris


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