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Avalon , in Celtic mythology, the blissful otherworld of the dead. In medieval romance it was the island to which the mortally wounded King Arthur was taken, and from which it was expected he would someday return. Avalon is often identified with Glastonbury in Somerset, England.

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Avalon in Arthurian legend, the place to which Arthur was conveyed after death; in Welsh mythology, the kingdom of the dead.

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