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Trystan strong5/22/2023 ![]() One of the consistent details in all the retellings is that Ireland is at war with Cornwall and the marriage of Isolde to King Mark is a way of brokering peace. Making the Irish a brutal colonizing force is, however, a step too far. ![]() ![]() With a tale such as this, you can hardly blame a modern director for taking some liberties and fudging the details in service of the story. This whole opening being in the papyrus font would make Ryan Gosling lose his mind. Thankfully, an explanation that England is reeling from Rome abandoning them and the Irish have used this to their advantage narrows it down a bit. ![]() When Tristan & Isolde opens, it’s with an extremely unhelpful declaration of the time period for the story – The Dark Ages. ![]()
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