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

Then he rose slowly and wandered back to Lyonnesse.

From King Arthur and His Knights by Enright, Walter J.

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.]

So all day long the noise of battle roll'd     Among the mountains by the winter sea;     Until King Arthur's Table, man by man,     Had fall'n in Lyonnesse about their lord,     King Arthur.

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)

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 Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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