Lyonnesse

American  

[lahy-uh-nes] / ˌlaɪ əˈnɛs /

noun

1. 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.

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Lyonnesse British  

/ ˌlaɪəˈnɛs /

noun

1. (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

"You be hanged!" laughed the Seraph, known to the rest of the world as the Marquis of Rockingham, son of the Duke of Lyonnesse.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

The dignity of the old Lyonnesse blood asserted its ascendency.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

For the stretch of sea overlooked by Halzaphron covers the lost land of Lyonnesse.

From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

What a history had unfolded since that afternoon when I had found him in the Lyonnesse Club, gazing at his image in the glass of a framed print on the wall!

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

When I came back from Lyonnesse    With magic in my eyes,    None managed to surmise What meant my godlike gloriousness, When I came back from Lyonnesse    With magic in my eyes.

From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Thomas Hardy

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