Mark of Cornwall

King Mark and La Belle Iseult by Edward Burne-Jones

Mark of Cornwall was a king of Cornwall and a character in the Arthurian Cycle of medieval literature. Specifically, Mark is the husband of Isolde, who upon falling in love with Tristan a tragic story that has been the subject of numerous literary versions from the Middle Ages to the present day.

References

  1. 1 2 King Mark of Cornwall. www.cornwalls.co.uk. Retrieved Jaunary 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ SURLES, ROBERT L. (1989). "Mark of Cornwall: Noble, Ignoble, Ignored". Arthurian Interpretations. 3 (2): 60–75. ISSN 0890-4944. JSTOR 27868660.