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Lyonnesse

American

[lahy-uh-nes] / ˌlaɪ əˈnɛs /

noun

Arthurian Legend. the mythical region where Sir Tristram was born, located near Cornwall in SW England and supposed to have been submerged by the sea.

Lyonnesse British

/ ˌlaɪəˈnɛs /

noun

(in Arthurian legend) the mythical birthplace of Sir Tristram, situated in SW England and believed to have been submerged by the sea

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Lyonnesse

The march to the sunset bound of Lyonnesse, and the moving pageant to the battlefield.3.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Charles Herbert Sylvester

It was the same back I had seen, in the same haste, leaving the Lyonnesse Club less than two hours ago.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

"Not long ago you spoke of joining the Lyonnesse."

From The Tower of Oblivion by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

"At 9.30 o'clock, as the fog lifted somewhat, the rescuing steamer Lyonnesse had sighted the Gothland, fast on the rocks, with a bad list to starboard, and apparently partly filled with pater."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman

The legend of the fair land of Lyonnesse is supported by the evidence of a submarine forest in Mount's Bay, noted by Borlase in 1757.

From Cornwall by G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton

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