Mark of Cornwall was a sixth-century King of Cornwall, possibly identical with King Conomor. As Mark or Marc (Marc'h), he is best known for his appearance in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan and the husband of Iseult, who engages with Tristan in a secret liaison, giving Mark the epithet "Cuckold King".
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King Mark of Cornwall, drawn by Howard Pyle in 1905
14th-century depiction of Mark of Cornwall, from the Tristan Quilt
King Mark and La Belle Iseult by Edward Burne-Jones (1862)
1922 illustration by N. C. Wyeth: "King Mark slew the noble knight Sir Tristram as he sat harping before his lady la Belle Isolde."In their orbit 2
Writers born in the 480s 3
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 480 to 555 · aged 75
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19 languages
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