AVALON
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King Arthur’s
Marriage to Guinevere
Isle
of Avalon
Most versions of the Arthur legend tell that after his
last battle at Camlann, the wounded King Arthur was laid in a barge and sailed
to the Isle of Avalon (Avalonia translatesas Apples) for his wounds to heal.
The Isle of Avalon is described with a fair amount of detail, however its exact
location is usually left vague. Some writers state that Arthur is still alive
on the Isle of Avalon and will return to
Some texts do attempt to locate the Isle of Avalon.
The
There is a less well-known story, The Death of King
Arthur, that may have been intended as an addition to Geoffrey of Monmouth's
History. Richard Barber's Arthurian Legends, whose manuscripts date from the
fourteenth century, claims that the king gave orders that he should be carried
to Gwynnedd, for he intended to stay in the Isle of Avalon, a pleasant and
delightful placewhere the pain of his wounds would be eased.
Geoffrey of Monmouth tells that King Arthur was
mortally wounded and was carried off to the Isle of Avalon, so that hiswounds
might be attended to. He handed the crown of
On the Isle of Avalon, Arthur is looked after by
Morgan Glastonbury has been claimed as the Isle of Avalon. At that time
Glastonbury
in Somerset, England.
Glastonbury claims to be the Isle of Avalon, the site
of King Arthur's burial, and the site to which the Holy Grail was taken to by
Joseph of Arimethea.
The claim appears to date back to some monks in
the late twelfth century, who decided to cash in on
the popular Arthurian legends circulating at that time.
They claimed to have found the tomb of Arthur
in 1190, with an inscription conveniently claiming
Added to this is the spiritual atmosphere many people
find to the area with the Tor as a mystical site
Despite all speculation, if the Isle of Avalon a real
physical place, there is no real evidence to tie it to one.
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Latin:
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