Blanchefleur
Family: Lyonesse · Role: queen and mother of Tristan · First appears: Chapter 1 · Part 1
Long ago, Rivalen married Blanchefleur at Tintagel Minster: “He wedded her in Tintagel Minster.” She was King Mark’s sister, and was placed in the ward of Rohalt, his marshal. On the fourth day, she gave birth to Tristan, named him for her sadness, and died immediately after kissing him.
After long wandering by sea and land, Rohalt revealed Tristan at Cornwall as King Mark’s nephew and Rivalen’s rightful son: “King Mark, here is your nephew Tristan, son of your sister Blanchefleur and of King Rivalen.”
Relationship record
Life events
- Rivalen weds Blanchefleur in Tintagel Minster.(Chapter 1 · Part 1 · 📍 Tintagel Minster)
- With: Rivalen
- “He wedded her in Tintagel Minster”
- Blanchefleur gives birth to Tristan and names him for sadness.(Chapter 1 · Part 1)
- With: Tristan
- “and on the fourth she brought forth a son; and taking him in her arms she said:”
- Blanchefleur dies immediately after kissing Tristan.(Chapter 1 · Part 1)
- “After she had said these words she kissed him, and immediately when she had kissed him she died.”
- Rohalt reveals Tristan as King Mark’s nephew and Rivalen’s rightful son.(Chapter 1 · Part 2 · 📍 Cornwall)
Chapter 1 · Part 1
- siblings with King Mark “Mark gave him his sister Blanchefleur”
- married with Rivalen “He wedded her in Tintagel Minster”
- child: Tristan “on the fourth she brought forth a son; and taking him in her arms she said:”
- guardian: Rohalt “gave the Queen in ward to his Marshal Rohalt”
Chapter 1 · Part 2
- married with Rivalen “Therein, my lords, therein had Rivalen taken Blanchefleur to wife, though their son knew it not.”
- siblings with King Mark “but, my lords, it was blood that spoke, and the love he had long since borne his sister Blanchefleur.”
- child: Tristan “King Mark, here is your nephew Tristan, son of your sister Blanchefleur and of King Rivalen.”
Chapter 4 · Part 1
- siblings with King Mark (Tristan identifies Blanchefleur as King Mark’s sister.) “Fair uncle, who loved me orphaned ere ever you knew in me the blood of your sister Blanchefleur, you that wept as you bore me to that boat alone, why did you not drive out the boy that was to betray you?”
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Extracted from the original text of The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Made with Rho MD.