Non-Arthurian Notability
Avalon also plays a role in non-Arthurian French literature, such as Li coronemenz Looïs (in which appears the phrase por tot l'or d'Avalon "for all the gold of Avalon"), the stories of Holger Danske, who was taken there by Morgan le Fay in a medieval romance, and in the story of Melusine. It also recurs in a number of later works without other connection to King Arthur. During the 17th century, the area surrounding one of North America's first European settlements Ferryland, was named after the legendary isle. Originally called the Province of Avalon, in modern times it is known as the Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Avalon is the name, too, of a beachside suburb in Sydney, Australia. There is also a small, currently used airport just outside of Melbourne, Australia, which is named Avalon.
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