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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Main Author: Philip Hayward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2022-11-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.174