An archaic or poetic term, possibly referring to a place of exile or desolation, sometimes appearing in medieval romance literature.
Origin uncertain, possibly Old French or medieval Latin; may be related to words meaning 'exile' or 'barrenness,' though etymological records are fragmentary.
Avilion appears in some versions of Arthurian legend as a magical or distant realm—it shows how medieval writers created evocative place-names that often had no real etymologies, just beautiful sounds.
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