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Can't resist a tabloid headline that begins with the word "fury."
Fury as 1,500 year old stone monument marking grave of a kings
nephew who inspired Tristan and Isolde legend is moved for housing estate (Daily Mail)
Fury as 1,500 year old stone monument marking grave of a kings
nephew who inspired Tristan and Isolde legend is moved for housing estate (Daily Mail)
much more, with pictures plus sidebars regarding Tristan and Isolde as well as King Mark of Cornwall, at link aboveAn ancient stone monument marking the grave of a kings nephew who inspired one of the greatest love stories in British history is to be moved - to make way for a housing estate.
The 'Tristan Stone' was erected 1,500 years ago, reputedly to show the final resting place of Tristan, whose forbidden affair with the beautiful Irish princess Isolde has inspired poets for centuries.
But a council has now given a developer permission to move the stone, described by English Heritage as 'a significant scheduled monument', to a nearby field so that they can build a housing estate and park and ride next to the site.
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Bert Biscoe, a member of Cornwall Council's cabinet, condemned the decision to shift the ancient obelisk as 'cultural violence' and one of the 'worst attacks on heritage in the world'.
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According to legend, Tristan was killed by his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall for falling in love with his Irish wife, Isolde, also known as Isolde.
Tristan, a Cornish knight, is said to have fled Cornwall a number of times, often going into hiding with Sir Lancelot, one of King Arthurs Knights Of The Round Table.
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