New Post
Search
Help[Opinions] Albion or Avalon (m)
in reply to a message by Violet Serene
Albion strikes me as ideal. Conjures up Dover's "white cliffs" and they are in England!
Anglia also ... but you've ruled that out
Britannia is not specific enough to England
Avalon and Camelot, perhaps?
Anglia also ... but you've ruled that out
Britannia is not specific enough to England
Avalon and Camelot, perhaps?
This message was edited 6/23/2009, 11:45 PM
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Albion makes me think of the expression "perfidous Albion" used to designate the British Empire. It strikes me as a rather unfortunate name for a person, honestly.
I'm not a huge fan of Avalon, but I think it's the most usable of the bunch.
I'm not a huge fan of Avalon, but I think it's the most usable of the bunch.
1
Albion is awesome! I'd never heard that term for England before.
Thank you!
:D
Thank you!
:D
1
By coincidence, when trawling through Ancestry.com yesterday I noticed an Albion Somebody-or-Other but didn't check the gender. It's true, as Murasaki says, that there is the phrase "Perfidious Albion", but I take that as a badge of honour - it was a French term of opprobrium for good old traditional enemy England!
It's used poetically by Brits too, as in the phrase "Albion's shore".
Albion refers to the "whiteness" of southern England's chalky cliffs (the first thing seen from the Channel when crossing from France) so it's appropriate. The saint's name Alban is related.
It's used poetically by Brits too, as in the phrase "Albion's shore".
Albion refers to the "whiteness" of southern England's chalky cliffs (the first thing seen from the Channel when crossing from France) so it's appropriate. The saint's name Alban is related.
This message was edited 6/24/2009, 2:02 AM
1