Avalon or Avalon is the name of a legendary island of Celtic mythology somewhere in the British Isles where, according to legend, the apples are tasty fruits throughout the year and inhabit new fairy queens, including Morgan. The same place name derived from the Celtic word abal apple.
word is said Avalon is adapted from the Celtic word or Annuvin Annwyn, which designates the legendary kingdom of fairies, but, as in the twelfth century, Geoffrey of Monmouth I thought that the name derives from the translation of "island of apples. " This is highly probable, because, in the Breton language, apple is said collateral, and in Welsh we say 'afal' (with pronunciation the "f" and "v").
Avalon was also called Ynys Witrin, meaning
Crystal Island Legend Avalon located at some unspecified place of the British Isles, but as early as the eleventh century some of the Arthurian traditions indicate that this place can be located in Glastonbury, where prior to the plain area of \u200b\u200bSomerset was dredged, there was a hill (Glastonbury Tor), which rose like an island amid the marshes. According to the medieval chronicler Giraldus of Cambrai, during the reign of Henry II, the abbot of Blois Hernry sponsored search the area, which apparently led to the discovery of a huge oak coffin with an inscription that read Hic rex Jacetan sepultus iclitus Arthurus in insula Avalonia. ("Here on the island of Avalon, lies King Arthur"). Cambrai tells how the remains were taken in a grand ceremony attended by King Edward I and his consort, and he said, would now be on the high altar of the Abbey of Glastonbury, a place that became a focus of pilgrimage to the Anglican reform.
In any event, it is considered that the association of Glastonbury and Avalon is nothing but a fraud. The reasons are several, including the inscription itself, which seems more suited to the style of the tenth century far from the V and VI in which Arthur supposedly lived and died. Not to mention the lack of contemporary references to the discovery, which would not have gone unnoticed. All this suggests that the story was created by the same abbey to build its reputation.
Some students of the Arthurian legends have been located in the Ile Aval Avalon, on the coast of Brittany, while others have been located in Burgh-by-Sands, in Cumberland, near Hadrian's Wall, which was lifted Aballava Roman Fort, and others closer to Camboglanna, in what is now called Castlesteads.
In any case, as shown, there are many claiming for themselves the true location of Avalon, the island of apples. It seems that the mists of Avalon veil covering their legendary resting place of Arthur Pendragon. After the battle with Mordred, Arthur, dying, was taken to Avalon by Morgan, the sorceress and sister of the king. Morgana in the boat were several women: Some well-known (Igraine, Elaine, Nimue) and others whose names are not mentioned (The Queen of North Wales, the Queen of the Badlands or the Queen of Storms). In some legends only three fairies escort the king to the Isle of Apples. It is said that Arthur was lying on a golden bed and the Fata Morgana is ensuring the body of his brother. Also
think Avalon and Helheim Nordic world are the same place but with a different name.
word is said Avalon is adapted from the Celtic word or Annuvin Annwyn, which designates the legendary kingdom of fairies, but, as in the twelfth century, Geoffrey of Monmouth I thought that the name derives from the translation of "island of apples. " This is highly probable, because, in the Breton language, apple is said collateral, and in Welsh we say 'afal' (with pronunciation the "f" and "v").
Avalon was also called Ynys Witrin, meaning
Crystal Island Legend Avalon located at some unspecified place of the British Isles, but as early as the eleventh century some of the Arthurian traditions indicate that this place can be located in Glastonbury, where prior to the plain area of \u200b\u200bSomerset was dredged, there was a hill (Glastonbury Tor), which rose like an island amid the marshes. According to the medieval chronicler Giraldus of Cambrai, during the reign of Henry II, the abbot of Blois Hernry sponsored search the area, which apparently led to the discovery of a huge oak coffin with an inscription that read Hic rex Jacetan sepultus iclitus Arthurus in insula Avalonia. ("Here on the island of Avalon, lies King Arthur"). Cambrai tells how the remains were taken in a grand ceremony attended by King Edward I and his consort, and he said, would now be on the high altar of the Abbey of Glastonbury, a place that became a focus of pilgrimage to the Anglican reform.
In any event, it is considered that the association of Glastonbury and Avalon is nothing but a fraud. The reasons are several, including the inscription itself, which seems more suited to the style of the tenth century far from the V and VI in which Arthur supposedly lived and died. Not to mention the lack of contemporary references to the discovery, which would not have gone unnoticed. All this suggests that the story was created by the same abbey to build its reputation.
Some students of the Arthurian legends have been located in the Ile Aval Avalon, on the coast of Brittany, while others have been located in Burgh-by-Sands, in Cumberland, near Hadrian's Wall, which was lifted Aballava Roman Fort, and others closer to Camboglanna, in what is now called Castlesteads.
In any case, as shown, there are many claiming for themselves the true location of Avalon, the island of apples. It seems that the mists of Avalon veil covering their legendary resting place of Arthur Pendragon. After the battle with Mordred, Arthur, dying, was taken to Avalon by Morgan, the sorceress and sister of the king. Morgana in the boat were several women: Some well-known (Igraine, Elaine, Nimue) and others whose names are not mentioned (The Queen of North Wales, the Queen of the Badlands or the Queen of Storms). In some legends only three fairies escort the king to the Isle of Apples. It is said that Arthur was lying on a golden bed and the Fata Morgana is ensuring the body of his brother. Also
think Avalon and Helheim Nordic world are the same place but with a different name.
Sources:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aval% C3% B3n
