Map of Glastonbury area, Somerset (Avalon)

And in the morning he was ware, betwyxte two holtis hore, of a chapell and an ermytage. Than was sir Bedwere fayne, and thyder he wente, and whan he cam into the chapell he saw where lay an ermyte grovelynge on all four, faste there by a tumbe was newe gravyn. . . . 'Fayre sunne,' seyde the ermyte, '. . . thys same nyght, at mydnyght, here cam a number of ladyes and brought here a dede corse and prayed me to entire hym. . . .' 'Ala[s]!' seyde sir Bedyvere, '[th]at was my lo[r]de kynge Arthur, which lyethe here gravyn in thys chapel.' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . from hens woll I never go,' seyde sir Bedyvere, 'be my wyll, but all the dayes of my lyff here to pray for my lorde Arthur.' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And thus leve I here sir Bedyvere with the ermyte that dwelled that tyme in a chapel besides Glassyngbyry, and there was hys ermytage. (Malory Works. Ed. Eugene Vinaver. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1971. 716-717.)

Click on the items below to link to photographs of Glastonbury Abbey.

Tor from Abbey grounds.
St. Mary's crypt.
View east through Galilee.
Ruined nave and choir.
Weathered carving.
Abbot's kitchen: exterior.
Abbot's kitchen: interior.
Ruined nave.
Site of Arthur's original grave.
Site of Arthur's tomb 1.
Site of Arthur's tomb 2.
Glastonbury thorn.

Additional Links

Official Glastonbury Abbey Website
http://www.glastonburyabbey.com/
Timescapes, Land and History: Glastonbury
http://www.time-scapes.co.uk/Glastonbury/glastonburylandh.html
Glastonbury Online
http://www.glastonbury.co.uk/

 

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