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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 region of Lyonnesse was supposed to be adjacent to Cornwall, and the sea now covers it.

From Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson by Wordsworth, William

At Lyonnesse, after a fierce battle in which confusion reigned and friends and foes were shadows in the mist, he meets his king.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

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

I saw Provence and that enchanted shore, And lotus-isles amid the dreamy South, And champions out of mediæval lore Looking at large for ladies in distress Round storied Lyonnesse.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

This was the date of June 8th, 1920, the day when I had met him at the Lyonnesse Club.

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

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