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

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 George Saintsbury

My portrait need never hang in the Lyonnesse Club to remind Madge Aird that she had once had a friend who had betrayed her.

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

Part of the fuss my numerous friends made about my Knighthood was this desire of theirs that my portrait should be painted and hung up in the Lyonnesse Club.

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

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 G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton

Now if my story be true—But let it be told: * * * * * In the year of the great tide Graul, son of Graul, was king in the Lyonnesse.

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

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