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Isond
Isond, called La Beaie Isond, daughter of Anguish king of Ireland. When sir Tristram vanquished sir Marhaus, he went to Ireland to be cured of his wounds. La Beale Isond was his leech, and fell in love with him; but she married sir Mark the dastard king of Cornwall. This marriage was a very unhappy one, for Isond hated Mark as much as she loved sir Tristram, with whom she eloped and lived in Joyous Guard Castle, but was in time restored to her husband, and Tristram married Isond the Fair-handed.
In the process of time, Tristram, being severely wounded, sent
for La Beale Isond, who alone could cure him, and if the lady
consented to come the vessel was to hoist a white flag. The ship
hove in sight, and Tristram’s wife, out of jealousy, told
him it carried a black flag at the mast-head. On hearing this,
sir Tristram fell back on his bed, and died. When La Beale Isond
landed, and heard that sir Tristram was dead, she flung herself
on the body, and died also. The two were buried in one grave, on
which a rose and vine were planted, which grew up and so
intermingled their branches that no man could separate them.
Le
Morte d'Arthur By Sir Thomas Malory
Sir Palimedes the Saracen (i.e. unbaptized) also loved La Beale Isond, but met with no encouragement. Sir Kay Hedius died for love of her. Le Morte d'Arthur By Sir Thomas Malory (See Isolt.)
Isond, called le Blanch Mains, daughter of Howell king of
Britain (i.e. Brittany). Sir Tristram fell in love with her for
her name’s sake; but, though he married her, his love for
La Beale Isond, wife of his uncle Mark, grew stronger and
stronger. When sir Tristram was dying and sent for his
uncle’s wife, it was Isond le Blanch Mains who told him the
ship was in sight, but carried a black flag at the mast-head; on
hearing which sir Tristram bowed his head and died. Le
Morte d'Arthur By Sir Thomas Malory. (See Isolt.)
