Re: Well, it's based on Avalon - Edit 2
Before modification by DomA at 18/12/2009 05:47:14 PM
Which I believe has a translation of "Isle of the Blessed" or some such ... although the word "avalon" in Welch actually means apple, which could also be a nod to Tree of Knowledge and the garden of Eden, with the twist that Adam ate the proverbial apple and was exiled from Eden ... just a thought though
The name doesn't refer to the garden of Eden. The name Avalon derives from a 12th century latinization of a pre-christian era name of the residence of the sea god Manannan Mac Lir where the dead went. It was the celtic Elysium.