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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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The "dolorous death and departing out of this world" in Lyonnesse and elsewhere corresponds to and completes the triumph of Sarras.

From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George

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 Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

The dignity of the old Lyonnesse blood asserted its ascendency.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

The Lyonnesse Club meets in an electric-lighted basement-suite a little way off the Strand, and as I descended the stairs I saw him in the narrow passage.

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

If they go bathed in the glamour of Armorel of Lyonnesse, by far the best of Besant's books, they will see the romance and charm of these windswept bits of rock.

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

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