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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Example Sentences

The dignity of the old Lyonnesse blood asserted its ascendency.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

When I set out for Lyonnesse,    A hundred miles away,    The rime was on the spray, And starlight lit my lonesomeness When I set out for Lyonnesse    A hundred miles away.

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

The spirit, the atmosphere, is that of a glory receding into the unknown and the West of Wonder; into Lyonnesse, into Avallon, into the Sunset Isles.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth

But though this is the nearest point to the islands, they can only be reached by steamer from Penzance, the Lyonnesse going and returning alternate days.

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

For Arthur, long before they crown'd him King, Roving the trackless realms of Lyonnesse, Had found a glen, gray boulder and black tarn.

From Alfred Tennyson by Lang, Andrew