Béroul’s Tristan
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Béroul’s Tristan is a 12th-century Old French verse romance that presents one of the earliest and most influential versions of the tragic love story of Tristan and Iseult.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Béroul’s Tristan canonical | 2 |
| Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan | 2 |
| Tristan and Isolde legend | 2 |
| Béroul's Tristan | 1 |
| Tristan and Iseult legend | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897612 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Béroul’s Tristan Context triple: [Sir Tristan, appearsIn, Béroul’s Tristan]
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A.
Prose Tristan
Prose Tristan is a 13th-century French prose romance that expands the legend of Tristan and Iseult within the broader Arthurian tradition.
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B.
Estoire de Merlin
Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
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C.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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D.
Le Mariage de Roland
Le Mariage de Roland is a narrative poem by Victor Hugo that forms part of his epic cycle La Légende des siècles, reimagining the legendary figure Roland within a broader tapestry of mythic and historical themes.
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E.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Béroul’s Tristan Target entity description: Béroul’s Tristan is a 12th-century Old French verse romance that presents one of the earliest and most influential versions of the tragic love story of Tristan and Iseult.
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A.
Prose Tristan
Prose Tristan is a 13th-century French prose romance that expands the legend of Tristan and Iseult within the broader Arthurian tradition.
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B.
Estoire de Merlin
Estoire de Merlin is a medieval French prose romance focusing on the wizard Merlin and the early life and reign of King Arthur, forming a key part of the Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian literature.
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C.
Estoire del Saint Graal
Estoire del Saint Graal is an Old French prose romance that serves as a prequel to the Arthurian legends, recounting the origins and early history of the Holy Grail and its coming to Britain.
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D.
Le Mariage de Roland
Le Mariage de Roland is a narrative poem by Victor Hugo that forms part of his epic cycle La Légende des siècles, reimagining the legendary figure Roland within a broader tapestry of mythic and historical themes.
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E.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old French poem
ⓘ
Tristan and Iseult narrative ⓘ medieval romance ⓘ verse narrative ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 4,000 lines in surviving form ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Anglo-Norman literary milieu ⓘ |
| author | Béroul ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| date | 12th century ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric romance
ⓘ
courtly romance ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Tristan romances
ⓘ
medieval European romance literature ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Tristan legend
ⓘ
linked to:
legend of Tristan and Iseult
|
| mainCharacter |
Iseult
ⓘ
linked to:
Isolde
King Mark ⓘ
linked to:
King Marke
Tristan ⓘ |
| manuscriptWitness | single principal manuscript ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | episodes after the love potion is drunk ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| plotElement | love potion ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan
ⓘ
linked to:
Béroul’s Tristan
Prose Tristan ⓘ Thomas of Britain’s Tristan ⓘ
linked to:
Tristan
|
| scholarlyDebate |
Béroul’s regional origin
ⓘ
date of composition ⓘ extent of original text ⓘ |
| setting |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between love and feudal duty
ⓘ
love of Tristan and Iseult ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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courtly love ⓘ feudal loyalty ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| traditionType | “common” Tristan tradition ⓘ |
| verseForm | octosyllabic rhymed couplets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Béroul’s Tristan