Astolat
Americannoun
noun
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It is a style that also allows individual episodes to shine: best of all when Mariah Gale's touching Elaine of Astolat pines and dies, out of unrequited love for Launcelot, before ascending into the heavens.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2010
The mood became reminiscent: the love-blighted lily of Astolat guarding the wayward knight's shield in a tower, pining away.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was not a lily maid of Astolat they saw, but a middle-aged woman whose hands, in stiff-looking gloves, grasped a pair of beads obediently.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
"Those were dull days," said the Lord of Astolat, "until Arthur came and drove the heathen away."
From Tales from Tennyson by Molly K. Bellew
Summary: Follows Sir Launcelot of the Round Table as he rescues Queen Guinevere, fights in the tournament at Astolat, and pursues other adventures.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle
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