Multiple Avalons: Place Naming Practices and a Mythical Arthurian Island
The island of Avalon features in British Arthurian legendry. While its very existence — let alone any actual location it may have had — is contentious, it is now commonly associated with Glastonbury, in the English county of Somerset. Illustrating its enduring appeal, Avalon’s name has also been aff...
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Language: | English |
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Island Studies Journal
2022-11-01
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Series: | Island Studies Journal |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.174 |