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Iseult vs. Isolde?

by Kiersten Danielle (KierstenDani)

12/2/2008, 11:44 AM

In the story of Tristan and Isolde, what is the difference between Isolde and Iseult? Was there even an Iseult? And if so, what importance was she to the story? I really love the name Iseult, but I have heard tellings of this story that put this name's history in a bad light. And is Isolde pronounced Ee-Sold, or Ee-Sol-duh?

#Iseult #Isolde

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- Llewella (penguiny7)

12/2/2008, 4:00 PM

Iseult and Isolde are just variants of each other. I've seen them used interchangeably within Arthurian legend, as are a few other Arthurian names (Ygraine and Igraine for example). You can click on Isolde to see the pronunciation.

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