Avalon

or Av·al·lon

[ av-uh-lon ]

/ ˈæv əˌlɒn /

noun Celtic Legend.

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

Origin of Avalon

< 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; see apple

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Examples from the Web for avalon

In The Fall of Arthur, when Tolkien writes of Avalon, he means that same elvish island.
Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur’|John Garth|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Avalon, the earthly paradise, was but the complement of these.
The Beginners of a Nation|Edward Eggleston.
When the hero was over a hundred years of age, Morgan caused him to be wrecked near Avalon.
The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream'|Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
Not far away is Avalon, or Glastonbury if you will, the mysteries of which are still being mysteriously unfathomed.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes

There were eight broadbill swordfish hooked at Avalon during the summer, and not one brought to gaff.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
They awaited his return just as certain stanch old Britons await the second coming of Arthur from the island of Avalon.
Riders of the Silences|John Frederick

British Dictionary definitions for avalon

Avalon

/ (ˈævəˌlɒn) /

noun

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 Origin for Avalon

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

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