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The word "Avalon" is from the British word lava, which means apple. Hence, Avalon is known as "The Island of Apples." An actual Avallon (note the alternate spelling) exists in Burgundy. The most famous setting for Avalon is in the King Arthur legends. Supposedly, Arthur's sword, Excalibur, was forged on the mystic Isle of Avalon. When Arthur was mortally wounded in battle with Mordred, he was carried off to the Isle of Avalon so that his wounds might be attended to. Arthur was a semi-legendary, semi-historic king or leader of the Britons during the 500s CE. At this time, Britain was in its post-Roman phase – the Romans had left Britain around 410, having controlled the country for over 300 years, and having changed it considerably. Britain was quite a prosperous country at the time, owing to its silver, tin and lead mining and its crafts and textiles industries. It was under threat from incursions by Saxons in the southeast, Irish in Wales and Scots in the north.

It was largely a unified country (England, Scotland and Wales, as separate nations, came later, when the Saxons created England as a culturally separate entity). It was divided into minor kingdoms, whose kings were overseen by a high king. Arthur does seem to be an historic character, though his legend is greatly romanticised. Most people's imagery of him derive from Geoffrey and Chretien de Troyes in the 1100s, over 500 years after Arthur's time. Tradition has it that Arthur came to the Isle of the Dead, Avalon, to seek healing from the ancient British priestesses, but he died, to lie in wait for a time when he would return to lead the British once again.

Other Glastonbury traditions hold that Arthur received the sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake at Meare Pool, a few miles northwest of Glastonbury, and that she reclaimed it at Pomparles Bridge, the river gap between Wearyall Hill and Street.

Arthur was supposed to have had a mystical experience at the Chapel Perilous at Beckery. Arthur and Guinevere (Gwenhwyfar) were reputedly buried at Glastonbury, where the site of their grave is still to be seen in the Abbey ruins – though their bodies were disinterred before the abbey's dissolution and moved to an unknown location – some say Hamdon Hill in south Somerset. As for the Grail, visiting Americans frequently ask where it is when they come to Glastonbury, and someone once even offered to buy it. However, this is one of those things money cannot buy. It is nowhere to be found. The Grail is a mystery tradition, a spiritual path, and discussions over its status as an object or relic are a diversion from the main issue.

More intersting facts and info about Arthur and the other famous peoples in Avalon can be found at various of sites throughout the internet but this site I find the most correct so far , but I might be wrong . For further reading please go to this site

http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/avalon-arthur.html

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