Avalon

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legendary place location in Arthurian legend mythical island

Avalon is the legendary, mystical island in Arthurian mythology famed as the place of King Arthur’s healing or final rest and the forging of Excalibur.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Avalon canonical	17
Avalon (mythical island from Arthurian legend)	1
Isle of Avalon	1
island of Avalon	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legendary place ⓘ location in Arthurian legend ⓘ mythical island ⓘ
appearsIn	Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ surface form: "Historia Regum Britanniae" by Geoffrey of Monmouth Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ surface form: Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" later Vulgate Cycle romances ⓘ
associatedWith	Celtic mythology ⓘ Excalibur ⓘ King Arthur ⓘ The Lady of the Lake ⓘ surface form: Lady of the Lake Morgan le Fay ⓘ
country	ancient Britain ⓘ surface form: Britain (legendary context)
culturalImpact	frequent motif in neo-pagan and esoteric traditions ⓘ inspired numerous modern fantasy works ⓘ popular subject in art and literature about King Arthur ⓘ
describedAs	island of apples ⓘ
etymology	often linked to Welsh word "afal" (apple) ⓘ
firstAttestedCentury	12th century ⓘ
firstAttestedIn	Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ surface form: Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae"
hasProperty	hidden or unreachable from ordinary world ⓘ mystical healing powers ⓘ timeless or otherworldly nature ⓘ
inhabitedBy	Morgan le Fay ⓘ surface form: Morgan le Fay (in many versions) nine sisters (in some traditions) ⓘ sorceresses ⓘ
languageOfEarliestSource	Latin ⓘ
linkedTo	Isle of the Blessed ⓘ surface form: Isle of the Blessed (comparative mythology) concept of the Celtic Otherworld ⓘ
literaryTradition	Middle English Arthurian literature ⓘ Middle French Arthurian romances ⓘ medieval Latin chronicles ⓘ
narrativeEvent	Arthur entrusted to the care of magical women ⓘ Arthur taken to Avalon after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Camlann (in many versions) ⓘ Excalibur returned to the Lady of the Lake before Arthur's journey to Avalon (in many versions) ⓘ
partOf	Arthurian legend ⓘ surface form: Arthurian mythology
possibleIdentification	Glastonbury ⓘ surface form: Glastonbury (in later medieval tradition) Isle of Avalon = Glastonbury Tor (legendary association) ⓘ
roleInLegend	otherworldly paradise ⓘ Arthur’s Stone ⓘ surface form: place of King Arthur's healing or final rest place where Excalibur was forged (in some traditions) ⓘ realm of enchantment and magic ⓘ
symbolizes	hope of Arthur's return ⓘ ideal kingship preserved beyond death ⓘ spiritual or mystical refuge ⓘ
theme	death and rebirth of the hero ⓘ idealized utopian land ⓘ transition between mortal world and otherworld ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Arthur → associatedWith → Avalon ⓘ

King Arthur → takenTo → Avalon ⓘ

Arthurian legend → hasPlace → Avalon ⓘ

Morgan le Fay → associatedPlace → Avalon ⓘ

Barry Levinson → notableWork → Avalon ⓘ

Sea Isle City → borders → Avalon ⓘ

Glastonbury → hasMythologicalAssociation → Avalon ⓘ

Glastonbury Tor → associatedWithMyth → Avalon ⓘ

King of Britain → associatedWith → Avalon ⓘ

Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) → relatedMythicalPlace → Avalon ⓘ

subject surface form: Forest of Brocéliande

Viviane (in some versions) → associatedWith → Avalon ⓘ

subject surface form: Viviane

Matter of Britain → hasKeyLocation → Avalon ⓘ

Battle of Camlann → associatedWith → Avalon ⓘ

The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon → depicts → Avalon ⓘ

this entity surface form: island of Avalon

Avalon, New Jersey → namedAfter → Avalon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Avalon (mythical island from Arthurian legend)

Glastonbury Abbey → linkedToMyth → Avalon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isle of Avalon

Isle of the Blessed → relatedConcept → Avalon ⓘ

The Lady of the Lake → connectedTo → Avalon ⓘ

King Uriens → associatedWith → Avalon ⓘ