Avalon

(avə län′)

or Avallon

noun

Celt. Legend the isle of the dead, an island paradise in the west where King Arthur and other heroes are taken after death

Origin: Fr < ML Avallonis (insula) < Welsh (ynys yr) Afallon, (island of) apples: cf. apple

See Avalon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
In Arthurian legend, an island paradise in the western seas to which King Arthur went at his death.

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