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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun In Arthurian legend, an English town, possibly located in present-day Surrey.
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Examples
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And so he departed toward Winchester with his fellowship; and so by the way the king lodged in a town called Astolat, that is now in
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And so he departed toward Winchester with his fellowship; and so by the way the king lodged in a town called Astolat, that is now in English called Guildford, and there the king lay in the castle.
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He rode all that day, and at eventide he came to Astolat, that is Gilford, and was lodged at the place of an old baron, named Sir
Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" U. Waldo Cutler
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And then he rode so much until he came to Astolat, that is Guildford; and there it happed him in the eventide he came to an old baron's place that hight Sir Bernard of Astolat.
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And then he rode so much until he came to Astolat, that is Guildford; and there it happed him in the eventide he came to an old baron’s place that hight Sir Bernard of Astolat.
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Her favorite piece, "Astolat," has long been in the possession of the University of Denver but has yet to be erected.
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Or take Lancelot, confronted with the body of the Fair Maid of Astolat, who has died for love of him and written a letter saying so.
Arthurian Glories Renewed Tom Shippey 2011
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I was very grateful to Astolat for leaving a Tantalizing Reference to Bertie Wooster's procurement of the blackmail material involving a cat, a housemaid, and a fire.
yuletide 2009: the reveal post hradzka 2010
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Elaine - the lily maid of Astolat, guarding the shield of Lancelot a subject from the Morte d'Arthur, or more likely Tennyson's version of it.
Archive 2008-07-01 Hermes 2008
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Astolat; therefore unto all ladies I make my moan, yet pray for my soul and bury me at least, and offer ye my mass-penny: this is my last request.
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