Badon

/ˈbæ.dɑn/ noun

A legendary British king or possibly a place associated with the Battle of Badon, a famous conflict in early medieval Britain.

From Welsh and Latin sources referring to Mount Badon (Mons Badonicus), a battle site possibly commanded by King Arthur around the 5th-6th century. The name appears in historical and pseudo-historical texts about post-Roman Britain.

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