The Romance of Tristan and Iseult Author:Joseph Bediet One of the most famous of medieval romances, as retold by the French scholar Joseph Bedier (1864-1938) from various medieval poems and other sources. This version was translated mostly by the English poet and writer Hilaire Belloc and completed by Paul Rosenfeld. Tristan is a knight in the service of King Mark of Cornwall who is sent to bring Ma... more »rk's bride Iseult from Ireland. But a love potion intended for the royal wedding night gets drunk too early--and the rest is tragedy.« less