Tristan, Isolt, and the Sea: a New Take on an Old Tale

Sir Tristan's assignment was to convey the lovely young Isolt to her husband-to-be, the older King Mark of Cornwall. But a strange incident occurred on their voyage across the Irish Sea that transformed what might have been a quiet tale of marriage between royal houses into a complex and compelling love story that has come down to us through the centuries in many versions. Here's the most recent.