The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Tristram
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 101
Tristram is sketched in a few sharp strokes: reed-straight in bearing, with eyes likened to a falcon's—bright, varied, and watchful. The spare image gives him an unexpected vividness, as though he might turn his gaze on the reader.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 101
- Books
- 1
Tristram is mentioned as the son of Louis IX in a historical ballad. The surviving description emphasizes his straight posture and falcon-like, variegated eyes; no broader account of his life is given here.
Description
Tristram is described as straight and reedlike in posture, with eyes compared to a falcon's and called “vairs,” suggesting a variegated or mixed coloring. No details are supplied about his complexion, hair, face, clothing, or other distinguishing features.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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