Where did the name Avalon come from?
The Isle of Avalon is the legendary place King Arthur is said to have been taken to be healed when he was dying. Avalon was a centre of magic, spirituality, free thought and knowledge. It was inhabited by the druids and priestesses, Arthur’s sister Morgan among them. Knights such as Lancelot and Galahad could visit Avalon with the assurance that their stay would be a peaceful one: sword-play was not permitted in Avalon, but musical instruments were welcome. Glastonbury, England is commonly regarded as being the geographical place where Avalon was located once upon a time, in the Sixth Century.
