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 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

Charmed by the courage displayed by an unarmed man, Sir Calidore proposes to take the youth as his squire, and learns he is Tristram of Lyonnesse, son of a king, and in quest of adventures.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

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

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)