 The cover of the 2006 reprinting of Avalon. |
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| Author | Anya Seton |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical Romance |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Publication date | 1965 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 440 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
Avalon is a novel, written by the American author Anya Seton. It was published in 1965. It is a fictional story about the lives of Rumon and Merewyn, set against a broad historical background. This book is a 10th century historical romance of a descendant of Charlemagne: Rumon and the intertwining of his fate with Merewyn, a lonely girl brought up in savage Cornwall, sustained by great pride in her descent from the legendary King Arthur. It is the last quarter of the tenth century, a time of conflict between Church and State, a time of threat from Viking invasions. Amidst the violence comes a knight called Rumon, whose love for the beautiful Merewyn leads them both across the seas to an unknown western land.
