Do you know that Avalon existed? You can’t find it on the modern world map. But you should look for old maps in the archives, and a lot of interesting things will be revealed. Including the flooded island of Avalon.
We will talk about where he is (presumably) below. Now let's touch on mythology.
What is this island?
The island of apples, or Avalon, is mentioned in many legends. This is something between Paradise and purgatory, according to mythology. Here came the heroes who are too good for hell, but did not reach paradise. All of them lived on the island of Avalon.
The following facts indicate that this place is connected with the afterlife:
- Lack of time.
- Eternal day.
- Residents do not need material food.
The debate about the existence of a beautiful island continues to this day. And people come to the conclusion that it really existed. But still he was not as magical as in fairy tales.
Estimated Location
Where is the island of Avalon, and what happened to it? Tireless lovers of British antiquity managed to find him on ancient maps. In their opinion, a paradise island was located between Britain and northern Ireland. Not far from the Isle of Man.
What happened? Why did Avalon disappear from the face of the earth? Everything is simple. He was flooded. It is believed that the island of Avalon died. And the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, seeing this, strengthened the dams. Thus, they saved themselves and their home from death under water.
King Arthur
Fans of English tales know how King Arthur is connected with the island of Avalon. According to legend, he was taken there, seriously injured in the head. Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are brave heroes fighting in the name of good. Many deeds were accomplished by them. And the wife of King Arthur, the beautiful Guinevere, inherited the same wooden table.
The last battle ended for King Arthur disastrously. Having been injured, he was forced to go to a magical island. And sleeps there forever. According to legend, the king will surely wake up and go out to fight evil. And the island of Avalon will rise from under the water when the time comes for Arthur to awaken.
How was the myth debunked?
People earnestly believed in the legend of King Arthur and his miraculous awakening, until 1191 arrived. At that time, the monks of Glastonbury Abbey stated that many years ago the king arrived in their monastery. He was seriously injured, and could not recover from the injury. The king died here, and was buried in Glastonbury. A grave was shown as evidence.
People reaction
The monks were not believed. People could not contain the fact that the history of the island of Avalon is so primitive. Glastonbury could never have been a beautiful island - the haven of King Arthur.
Why such a lack of confidence in the words of the monks? Firstly, because they started talking about the king’s grave at the moment when money was needed to repair the monastery. It is possible that it was simply faked.
The second point is the human factor. It is very difficult to believe that a miracle will not happen. And King Arthur, along with the knights, will not return. And that means that good will not be restored, the world will wallow in evil and chaos. Therefore, the people refused to believe in the death of a legend.
And then people began to appear, posing as Arthur. And the life of the monks was noticeably complicated because of this.
Morgana
How is Avalon Island connected to Morgana? Let's remember who it is.
According to one version, Morgana is Arthur’s uterine elder sister. And his mistress, concurrently, gave birth to a child from his brother. This baby has become a real monster, which is not surprising, given its origin. The fruit of incest, what could come of it?
The second version, Morgana is Arthur's younger sister. Everything here is already culturally and civilized, no mention of incest. It was she who, according to literature, took the wounded king to the mythical island of Avalon.
We turn to the Celts
The mention of the wondrous land is in Celtic mythology. According to their legends, the gods live on the island. And he himself is a real jewel. In the literal sense of the word. According to the Celtic sagas, the whole island consists of precious stones.
The gods live here for their pleasure. Eternal laughter, music and dazzling brilliance of precious stones - all this stirs the soul of sailors. And some of them, desperately brave, took risks. They were approaching the island of Avalon, and no one else saw them. Ghost ships of the Flying Dutchman type are still found in the seas and oceans. Traditions say that these ships are greetings from Avalon. Their team disappeared, and the ships are proof that they don’t need to poke their nose wherever they ask. Reminding unreasonable people that curiosity is punishable.
Other sagas
In all the legends associated with the island of Avalon, its beauty is indicated. And the myriad wealth stored on the lands. There is no grief and sadness, music always plays. But people who got to the island yearn for their relatives. They want to escape from all this splendor. But keeps them singing. Charming woman sings a sad song. And there is something intoxicating in this melody. It makes you stay on Avalon for a long time.
Someone managed to escape from the island. But they can hardly be called lucky. No, the beautiful woman did not become a monster chasing the fugitives. Everything is much more commonplace. Having sailed to their lands, the poor fellows understood that everything had changed. Why? Yes, because they were absent not at all for several days, but for decades.
Once in their native places, they turned into deep old men. A terrible sight: he returned as a young, healthy man who was full of health. And he stepped on his land, immediately became old. Naturally, those who returned from Avalon quickly died, and turned to dust.
Why did this happen? Perhaps the inhabitants of the island did not want people to know about him. So they used magic so that those who were able to leave Avalon could not uncover its secrets.
More opinions
The legend of a woman with a bewitching voice is just one of many. Some accounts of the whereabouts of the island of Avalon say that its doors can be anywhere. Even underground. This is the inhabitants of a beautiful land hiding from mortals. This is because people are very rude. They are able to kill the inhabitants of Avalon with one touch.
Elves and fairies live on the marvelous island . In our view, these creatures possess magic, and are capable of harming a person. And here, a completely different story. Yes, the beautiful inhabitants are magical creatures. But their strength is insignificant, they are small and very fragile. So much so that human touch can kill them, just like butterflies.
Once upon a time, many years ago, elves and fairies lived next to humans. Fluttered from flower to flower, which were the shelter and refuge of fabulous creatures. Their petals hid the crumbs securely during the day. And at night they gained freedom, frolic and flying through the forests.
Everything was perfect until the flowers began to break. People gathered them in bouquets, depriving shelters of fragile fairies and elves. And then we got to ourselves. Caught, as now, we catch butterflies. As soon as the fabulous creature appeared in the hand of a person, it immediately melted at his touch. And in the palm of a mortal was only a puddle of water.
It was then that the surviving inhabitants decided to leave the forest. They went in search of a place where there would be no people. And such a place was the island of Avalon. To this day, elves and fairies live there.
What did the ancient sailors say?
Avalon existed, and the evidence of sailors is a confirmation of this. They repeatedly encountered a strange phenomenon. As if from nowhere, an island appeared on the surface of the water. Shrouded in fog, and surrounded on all sides by water, he attracted mystery to himself.
Few dared to swim to this piece of land. Those who dared to take this step were horrified. Try not to get scared when you approach the island and you see it clearly. And he - time, and went under water. And then he appeared again. It’s not surprising to get scared before losing your mind.
It is interesting
The second name of Avalon, as already mentioned, is "the island of apples." This is due to the fact that its indispensable attribute was the apple branch. Why exactly her? Everything is simple. There is an amazing apple on the island. No matter how much the population would feed them, it always remained intact.
And one more “highlight” of Avalon is music. Charming, gentle and light, she always plays here. Only no one knows where it sounds from. By itself, filling the air with its delicate melody. It is as if someone invisible is playing magical instruments unknown to people.
Conclusion
Believe it or not in the existence of the island of Avalon, the business of each of us. But why not touch the magic? Legends exist to listen to them with surprise.
Sometimes I want to believe in a fairy tale. Touch her, open the door to the unknown. Just close your eyes and imagine an island of unearthly beauty, where there is no grief and pain, always fun. Magic music plays here, it smells of apples tartly. Its inhabitants walk on precious stones, do not know what tears are. And somewhere in the bowels of the island King Arthur sleeps. One day he will wake up, and again will return to our world to challenge evil.