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* Sir [[Amory Tristram]], 1st Earl of [[Howth]], later called Saint [[Lawrence]]
 
* Sir [[Amory Tristram]], 1st Earl of [[Howth]], later called Saint [[Lawrence]]
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* The legendary Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Trystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram etc), was a Cornish hero from folklore, and one of the Knights of the Round Table whose story is told in the Matter of Britain. He was the nephew of King [[Mark]] of Cornwall, sent to fetch Isolde back from Ireland to wed the king. However, they fall in love en route (perhaps under the influence of a love potion meant for Isolde and [[Mark]]), and Tristan fights off a series of attempts to take Isolde back. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan further information]). In some versions of the legend, King Mark finds them together and stabs Tristian (perhaps a reverse version of the son defeating the father motif). Another version has Tristram marring Isolde; he later becomes wounded and sends for her; when the messenger finds her, she betrays him by telling him that he cannot be cured; he dies. In literature and art this charachter has been adopted by many writers, e.g.
 
* The legendary Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Trystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram etc), was a Cornish hero from folklore, and one of the Knights of the Round Table whose story is told in the Matter of Britain. He was the nephew of King [[Mark]] of Cornwall, sent to fetch Isolde back from Ireland to wed the king. However, they fall in love en route (perhaps under the influence of a love potion meant for Isolde and [[Mark]]), and Tristan fights off a series of attempts to take Isolde back. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan further information]). In some versions of the legend, King Mark finds them together and stabs Tristian (perhaps a reverse version of the son defeating the father motif). Another version has Tristram marring Isolde; he later becomes wounded and sends for her; when the messenger finds her, she betrays him by telling him that he cannot be cured; he dies. In literature and art this charachter has been adopted by many writers, e.g.
 
**[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_d%27Angleterre Thomas d'Angleterre] 1165
 
**[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_d%27Angleterre Thomas d'Angleterre] 1165
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**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner Richard Wagner]  ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan und Isolde]) 1859
 
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner Richard Wagner]  ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan und Isolde]) 1859
 
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne] (Tristram of Lyonesse) 1882
 
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Swinburne Algernon Swinburne] (Tristram of Lyonesse) 1882
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*In FW, Tristan generally represents the combined Shem-Shaun character (⋀⊏)
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*The Life and Opinions of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristram_Shandy Tristram Shandy], an English novel from the 18th century by [[Laurence Sterne]]
 
*The Life and Opinions of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristram_Shandy Tristram Shandy], an English novel from the 18th century by [[Laurence Sterne]]
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*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001600160377&q1=Tristram Third Census of Finnegans Wake]

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  • The legendary Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Trystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram etc), was a Cornish hero from folklore, and one of the Knights of the Round Table whose story is told in the Matter of Britain. He was the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, sent to fetch Isolde back from Ireland to wed the king. However, they fall in love en route (perhaps under the influence of a love potion meant for Isolde and Mark), and Tristan fights off a series of attempts to take Isolde back. (further information). In some versions of the legend, King Mark finds them together and stabs Tristian (perhaps a reverse version of the son defeating the father motif). Another version has Tristram marring Isolde; he later becomes wounded and sends for her; when the messenger finds her, she betrays him by telling him that he cannot be cured; he dies. In literature and art this charachter has been adopted by many writers, e.g.
  • In FW, Tristan generally represents the combined Shem-Shaun character (⋀⊏)