Cornwall, England
Beside the road leading to Fowey in Cornwall
stands an ancient, weathered stone measuring some 7 feet in height
and set in a concrete base. It was once much closer to Castle Dore
and may have been the origin of the association
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| A memorial to the
hero Tristan stands beside the road near the Cornish town of
Fowey. |
of this site with the story of the tragic love
of Tristan and Iseult. There is a Latin inscription on the stone,
now much worn, which can be restored with only a little judicial guesswork
to read:
Drustans hic iacet Cunomori filius
This means:
Drustanus lies here, the son of Cunomorus
It has been suggested, plausibly, that the characters referred
to are Tristan, the nephew of Mark - Drustan being a recognized variant
of the hero's name and Cunomorus being a Latinization of Cynvawr.
Cynvawr, in turn, is said by the ninth-century author Nennius, who
compiled the best historical account of Arthur, to be identified with
King Mark.
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