Avalon

or Av·al·lon

[ av-uh-lon ]

noun

, Celtic Legend.

1. an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

Avalon

/ ˈævəˌlɒn /

noun

1. Celtic myth an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded

Word History and Origins

Origin of Avalon¹

< Medieval Latin ( insula ) avallonis (Geoffrey of Monmouth) (island) of Avallon, literally, apple tree (island) < a British Celtic stem for apple tree, cognate with Welsh afall (plural collective), Middle Breton avallenn (singular), Old Irish aball (feminine) < *ǫbǫl-n-, cognate with Slavic *( j ) ablanĭ; apple

Word History and Origins

Origin of Avalon¹

from Medieval Latin insula avallonis island of Avalon, from Old Welsh aballon apple

Example Sentences

In The Fall of Arthur, when Tolkien writes of Avalon, he means that same elvish island.

From The Daily Beast

But you had to give up everything and get into a boat without oar or sails if you wanted to find Avalon or the Glassy Isle.

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The summer of 1917 will never be forgotten by those fishermen who were fortunate enough to be at Avalon.

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There is bad blood between Avalon boatmen and these foreign market fishermen.

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The standard raised at Avalon has been to haul in as many of the biggest fish in the least possible time.

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During the summer months Avalon is gay, colorful, happy, and mirthful with its crowds of tourists and summer visitors.

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