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Castle of the Moors

Chastel des Landes

An Irish castle which belonged to King Anguish, Isolde’s father, and was governed by the Maiden of the Moors.

It was the site of a tournament, the winner of which was to become the Maiden’s husband. Palamedes won the tournament but declined to marry the Maiden.


Sources
Prose Tristan | 1230-1240
Le Morte Darthur | Sir Thomas Malory, 1469-1470