Which I believe has a translation of "Isle of the Blessed" or some such ... although the word "avalon" in Welch actually means apple, which could also be a nod to Tree of Knowledge and the garden of Eden, with the twist that Adam ate the proverbial apple and was exiled from Eden ... just a thought though
The name doesn't refer to the garden of Eden. The name Avalon derives from a 12th century latinization by Monmouth of a pre-christian era name for the residence of the sea god Manannan Mac Lir where the dead went. It was the celtic Elysium. Monmouth made Avalonnis on Ablach.
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Translation of "Tar Valon"
- 18/12/2009 05:08:49 PM
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As far as we can tell
- 18/12/2009 05:32:31 PM
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Wait, so it translates similarly to Minas Tirith, the White Tower of Gondor? *NM*
- 18/12/2009 07:26:37 PM
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Well, it's based on Avalon
- 18/12/2009 05:33:44 PM
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Re: Well, it's based on Avalon
- 18/12/2009 05:44:41 PM
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I think there is an actual old tongue dictionary ...
- 18/12/2009 10:08:27 PM
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Place Names Drift Over Time
- 19/12/2009 12:59:25 AM
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I think you meant this in response to the main thread, and not my post
- 19/12/2009 11:13:14 PM
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Given how terrible Jordan's "language" system was, it could be almost anything.
- 20/12/2009 05:26:56 PM
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