''Sir Tristrem'' is a 13th-century

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...

romance of 3,344 lines, preserved in the Auchinleck manuscript in the

National Library of Scotland The National Library of Scotland (NLS; ; ) is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the National Library of ...

. Based on the ''Tristan'' of

Thomas of Britain Thomas of Britain (also known as Thomas of England) was a poet of the 12th century. He is known for his Old French poem ''Tristan">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, w ...

, it is the only surviving verse version of the Tristan legend in Middle English.

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Transcription and manuscript facsimile
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''Sir Tristrem''
translated and retold in modern English prose, the story from Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland MS Advocates 19.2.1 (the Auchinleck MS) (translated and retold from University of Rochester, Middle English Text Series – Texts Online: Middle English from Alan Lupack (Ed), 1994, ''Lancelot of the Laik and Sir Tristrem'', Medieval Institute Publications for TEAMS). 13th-century poems Arthurian literature in Middle English Middle English poems Tristan and Iseult {{poem-stub