back to overview
 
602 photos
On the way to the court of Ireland,Tristram kills a dragon which terrorized the countryside and devoured young girls.As proof Tristram cuts the monster's tongue but is poisoned by the mere contact.Murals in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein show the Tristram legend.
#16010434

On the way to the court of Ireland,Tristram kills a dragon which terrorized...

As Tristram kills the dragon, an envious court official passes and when Tristram lies unconscious,cuts the dragon's head and poses as liberator of the country. Murals from the "summer-house" in Runkelstein castle show the Tristram legend.
#16010435

As Tristram kills the dragon, an envious court official passes and when Tristram...

Unconscious from the dragon's poison, Tristram is found by Isolde, her mother and her cousin Brangaene.The women revive him and carry him to their castle. Murals in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein castle illustrate the Tristram-legend.
#16010436

Unconscious from the dragon's poison, Tristram is found by Isolde, her mother an...

While the women bathe Tristram,Isolde,looking at his sword, recognizes him as her uncle's assassin and wants to kill him.Brangaene prevents the murder. Murals in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein illustrate the Tristram-legend.
#16010437

While the women bathe Tristram,Isolde,looking at his sword, recognizes him as...

Isolde accepts King Mark's proposal and accompanies Tristram back to Cornwall to be married.On the boat, accidentally,the couple drink the love-potion meant for Isolde and her future husband,King Mark.Murals in the "summer-house" illustrate the Tristram-legend.
#16010438

Isolde accepts King Mark's proposal and accompanies Tristram back to Cornwal...

King Mark of Cornwall greets his bride upon arrival; the marriage is concluded by handshake. Murals in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein castle illustrate the Tristram-legend.
#16010439

King Mark of Cornwall greets his bride upon arrival; the marriage is conclude...

Brangaene,Isolde's cousin, is her only ally in hiding the couple's passion before King Mark.Murals in the "summer-house of Runkelstein castle illustrate the Tristram-legend.
#16010440

Brangaene,Isolde's cousin, is her only ally in hiding the couple's passion bef...

Unable to contain his passion, Tristram joins Isolde in her bed-chamber.Murals in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein castle illustrate the Tristram-legend.
#16010441

Unable to contain his passion, Tristram joins Isolde in her bed-chamber.Mural...

On the way to church, the court dwarf Frocin tells King Mark of his wife's adultery.Murals in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein castle illustrate the Tristram-legend.
#16010442

On the way to church, the court dwarf Frocin tells King Mark of his wife's...

King Mark sentences Isolde to the ordeal by fire.As the bishop holds the red-hot iron,a beggar,Tristram in dis- guise,helps Isolde from the boat.Denying that she has ever been in the arms of another man but this beggar's, Isolde avoids lying and is not burnt by the hot iron.
#16010443

King Mark sentences Isolde to the ordeal by fire.As the bishop holds the red-hot...

King Arthur and his knights sit at the Round Table. A series of murals in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein castle illustrate the King Arthur cycle and the adventures of one of the knights,possibly Gawein.
#16010444

King Arthur and his knights sit at the Round Table. A series of murals in th...

A wounded knight is found by a knight of King Arthur's court. Mural in the "summer-house" of Runkelstein castle, illustrating the King Arthur-legend.
#16010445

A wounded knight is found by a knight of King Arthur's court. Mural in the "sum...