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The Mists of Avalon is a 1983 historical fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which the author relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters. The book follows the trajectory of Morgaine ( Morgan le Fay ), a priestess fighting to save her Celtic religion in a country where Christianity ...
A WW1-era German propaganda history magazine invoking the "Perfidious Albion" trope "Perfidious Albion" is a pejorative phrase used within the context of international relations diplomacy to refer to acts of diplomatic slights, duplicity, treachery and hence infidelity (with respect to perceived promises made to or alliances formed with other nation states) by monarchs or governments of the ...
15760 Albion (provisional designation 1992 QB 1) was the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered after Pluto and Charon. Measuring about 108–167 kilometres in diameter, it was discovered in 1992 by David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu at the Mauna Kea Observatory , Hawaii .
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. She was noted for the feminist perspective in her writing.
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion (1804–1820, with additions made even later) is a prophetic book by English poet William Blake. Jerusalem is the last, longest and greatest in scope of Blake's works.
The Mists of Avalon (1983) by Marion Zimmer Bradley; L'Enchanteur (1984) by René Barjavel; The White Raven (1988) by Diana L. Paxson (Tristan and Isseult) The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen Lawhead. Taliesin (1987) Merlin (1988) Arthur (1989) Pendragon (1994) Grail (1997) Avalon (1999) The Guinevere trilogy by Persia Woolley. Child of the Northern ...
The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same title by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Produced by American cable channel TNT, adapted by Gavin Scott, and directed by Uli Edel, the series retells Arthurian legend from the perspectives of Morgan le Fay and other women of the tale. The first episode was the ...
The battle that followed was fierce; Albion and Dercynus (or Bergion) were supported by a numerous army. Heracles and his army were in a difficult position so he prayed to his father Zeus for help. With the aegis of Zeus, Heracles won the battle, and both brothers were killed. [ 7 ]