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Mark, King
Mark, King. Cuckold king of Cornwall in international Arthurian legends, an uncle of Tristan and the betrothed of Iseult. A cowardly, easily deceived, yet jealous ruler, there is little of the kingly about him. Usually sited at Tintagel, Cornwall, Mark is also linked to numerous other places, including Lantyan near Fowey, Cornwall, and Lancien, Brittany. His abundant antecedents from the Celtic world include the Welsh March ap Meirchion, the Irish Marcán, and the Breton Konomor (Marcus Conomorus); in Breton Arthuriana he is called Guivarc'h. In two Irish stories of love triangles he plays the same role as rulers greater than he: Conchobar mac Nessa between Deirdre and Noíse and Fionn mac Cumhaill between Diarmait and Gráinne.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Mark, King." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Mark, King." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-MarkKing.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Mark, King." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-MarkKing.html |
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Mark, King
Mark, King, in Arthurian legend, the king of Cornwall and the husband of Isoud of Ireland, who is brought to Mark by her lover Tristram; various Tristram stories represent the king as nobly trusting, or as a treacherous coward. See Tristram and Isoud.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Mark, King." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Mark, King." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-MarkKing.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Mark, King." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-MarkKing.html |
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