fablieux

Updated: May 15, 2025

In the old French Fablieux, the valley of Avalon is selected as the spot where a fairy confined Sir Lanval, her mortal lover; but whether the French Avalon, or the beautiful vale of Glastonbury was meant, appears doubtful, as the latter formerly bore the same name.

John Hughes - Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone: Made During the Year 1819