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

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 Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)

But what perhaps catches the imagination most sharply at that "raw edge" is the tradition of the Land of Lyonnesse, lying between here and the Scilly Isles.

From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)

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

Did you ever hear tell that there are sunken cities all the way between here and Land's End, the sunken cities of Lyonnesse?

From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle)

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