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A legend exists in various forms that giants were either the original inhabitants, or the founders of the land named Albion. John Milton told the story in his History of Britain (1670) In Book I he recounts that the land was “subdu’d by Albion a Giant, Son of Neptune; who call’d the Iland after his own name, and rul’d it 44 Years.
Robert Graves' book The White Goddess picks up on this claim and describes Albina as of one of fifty sisters (see Danaïdes) who named Albion, ascribing the legend to Nennius. [8] It is thought that the original name for Great Britain, Albion, was inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright".
Albion Online is a free-to-play medieval fantasy MMORPG by Sandbox Interactive, a company under the Stillfront Group since January 2021. Set in a medieval world, Albion Online is a medieval fantasy game based on the Arthurian legends, with militaristic strategy aspects to it.
The name "Gogmagog" is commonly derived from the biblical characters Gog and Magog; [1] however, Peter Roberts, author of an 1811 English translation of the Welsh chronicle Brut Tysilio (itself a translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae), argued that it was a corruption of Cawr-Madog (' the giant or great warrior Madog '), supported by Ponticus Virunnius' spelling of the ...
The continent of Albion is larger as a game world, but contains fewer locations, and the locations that remain are more developed and detailed. In contrast to Fable , the solving of set quests is not the basis of the story; rather, the story develops from the player's situation in time and place.
Albion is the Realm of knights and damsels, based on Arthurian mythology. Notable classes include the Wizard, the Paladin, and the Infiltrator. Areas of interest in Albion include Avalon Marsh and Stonehenge, which is located in the Salisbury Plains. Camelot is Albion's capital. Hibernia is the land of forest and magic, based on Celtic folklore.
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Bedivere appears as the final boss of the Avalonian Dungeon in the MMORPG Albion Online as "Lord Bedivere". In Guy Ritchie's 2017 film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Djimon Hounsou plays Sir Bedivere, the leader of the resistance and a former knight of Uther.