Wise

1. Wise Damsel
   Wise Maiden

   A sorceress who entrapped Meliadus, Tristan’s father, in her fortress, called the Tower of Enchantments or the Rock of the Cornishwoman.

   She is first found in the Prose Tristan. The tower was in the Forest of Morrois in Cornwall. The Wise Damsel used her enchantments to cause Meliadus to lose his memory; he therefore remained with her while his wife gave birth to Tristan (Tristram) and perished. Eventually, Merlin led Meliadus’s knights to the tower, where the Wise Damsel was executed.

   Tristan and Isolde later used her fortress during one of their expulsions from Mark’s court. The Italian Vita di Merlino relates that she learned her arts from Merlin.

   
   

2. Wise Damsel's Rock

   A rock nearby was called the Wise Damsel’s Rock. When Tristan and Isolde had escaped execution at Mark's court, they lived here for a time.

   
   

3. Wise Lady of the Forest of No Return
   Dame de la Forest, Dame de la Forest Avenrureuse, La Sage de la Forest Sans Retour, Sage Dame de la Forest Sans Retor, Wise Lady of the Foreste Withoute Returne

   A lady who inhabited the Forest of No Return.

   Her son Agraveil and her nephew Elinadas both served Arthur.

   She helped Arthur’s Sir Greu defeat the Ugly Appearance adventure by giving him a magical protective ointment. Greu married her niece.