Since then, the island has become a symbol of Arthurian mythology, similar to Arthur's castle of Camelot.Īvalon was associated from an early date with mystical practices and magical figures such as King Arthur's often-sister Morgan, cast as the island's ruler by Geoffrey and some of the later authors inspired by him. King Arthur, Lady of the Lake, the nine sisters, MelusineĪvalon ( / ˈ æ v ə l ɒ n/ Latin: Insula Avallonis, Welsh: Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach Cornish: Enys Avalow literally meaning "the isle of fruit trees" sometimes written Avallon or Avilion) is a mythical island featured in the Arthurian legend that first appeared in Geoffrey of Monmouth's influential 1136 Historia Regum Britanniae as a place of magic where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was made and later where Arthur was taken to recover from being gravely wounded at the Battle of Camlann. ![]() The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon by Edward Burne-Jones
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