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

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

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

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 Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Now that beautiful "might have been" lay irrecoverable as the "lost land of Lyonnesse," under its transparent shroud, and haunting echoes of tender tones tolled faintly, like buried bells of Folge Fond.

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

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)

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.]