A list of 13 words by arby.
- Muwas added by arby and appears on just this list
- hy brasilwas added by arby and appears on 4 lists
- lemuriawas added by arby and appears on 9 lists
- tír na nÓgwas added by arby and appears on 5 lists
- annwnwas added by arby and appears on 5 lists
- brigadoonwas added by arby and appears on 17 lists
- shangri-lawas added by arby and appears on 21 lists
- mag mellwas added by arby and appears on 2 lists
- avalonwas added by arby and appears on 20 lists
- gileadwas added by arby and appears on 2 lists
- atlantiswas added by arby and appears on 22 lists
- caledoniawas added by arby and appears on 8 lists
- hiberniawas added by arby and appears on 5 lists
arby commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
For Gilead I am using the fictional location, not the biblical Gilead, which apparently corresponds to the modern kingdom of Jordan. See Wikipedia:
"Gilead is the principal city of New Canaan, from which Roland Deschain, the central character in The Dark Tower series of novels by Stephen King, hails. King's Gilead is said to be a namesake of the Biblical Gilead."
October 26, 2007
skipvia commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Avalon!
October 26, 2007
arby commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Ooh, good one skipvia!
October 26, 2007
skipvia commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Also, Brigadoon and Shangri-la.
October 26, 2007
uselessness commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Great list! You might find some inspiration in my list of names for the afterlife because a lot of them are similarly evocative and mystical. :-)
October 26, 2007
arby commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Thanks u! I love your list.
skipvia - I thought Brigadoon was just a ship and/or a musical. It's a place too?
October 26, 2007
skipvia commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Brigadoon is from a Lerner and Loewe musical. Here's a description from Wikipedia:
"...a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years, though to the villagers, the passing of each century seems no longer than one night. The enchantment is viewed by them as a blessing rather than a curse, for it saved the village from destruction. According to their covenant with God, no one from Brigadoon may ever leave, or the enchantment will be broken and the site and all its inhabitants will disappear into the mist forever."
Don't know about the ship. Perhaps you're thinking of a brig?
October 26, 2007
arby commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Probably. My brain is easily confused by things that sound and/or look similar. What a cool legend about Brigadoon the village!
October 26, 2007
yarb commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Mu and Lemuria are mythical lands similar to Shangri-la. Some say these places are connected by a network of subterranean passages. And from Welsh mythology there is the isle of Annwn, very like the Gaelic Tír na nÓg.
Marvellous list, a favourite.
October 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Wow, what a nice list!
October 26, 2007
arby commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Thanks dude!!
October 26, 2007
sionnach commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
I think that Hy Brasil deserves a place on this list.
July 25, 2008
arby commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
Cool - added!
July 25, 2008
danama commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
wonderland
February 11, 2014
danama commented on the list calgon-take-me-away
[Honalee}
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honah_Lee
February 11, 2014