The famous novel by French scholar and writer Joseph Bédier is based on medieval tales of the love of the brave knight Tristan and the golden-haired beauty Isolde. Tristan swore to his ruler—the King Mark—to bring from across the sea his chosen one, Princess Isolde. Isolde’s mother prepared a love potion for the newlyweds, and for anyone who drinks it, it is fated to love each other until their days are over. But Isolde drank the miraculous potion not with King Mark, but with Tristan. And that is how this extraordinary love was born…