Elayne of Ascolat
by Bob Orsillo
Title
Elayne of Ascolat
Artist
Bob Orsillo
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Painting - Original Fine Art By Bob Orsillo
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Elayne of Ascolat is a figure in Arthurian legend. She is a lady from the castle of Astolat who dies of her unrequited love for Sir Lancelot. Well-known versions of her story appear in Sir Thomas Malory's 1485 book Le Morte d'Arthur, Alfred Lord Tennyson's mid-19th-century Idylls of the King, and Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shalott".
Ascolot is a legendary castle and town of Great Britain named in Arthurian legends. It is the home of Elaine, "the lily maid of Astolat", as well of her father Sir Bernard and her brothers Lavaine and Tirre. It is known as Shalott in many modern cultural references
Through the mist Elayne stands above Castle Ascolat . Art by Bob Orsillo. Copyright(c)Bob Orsillo All rights Reserved.
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September 30th, 2022
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Bob Orsillo
Elayne of Ascolat is a figure in Arthurian legend. She is a lady from the castle of Astolat who dies of her unrequited love for Sir Lancelot. Well-known versions of her story appear in Sir Thomas Malory's 1485 book Le Morte d'Arthur, Alfred Lord Tennyson's mid-19th-century Idylls of the King, and Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shalott". Ascolot is a legendary castle and town of Great Britain named in Arthurian legends. It is the home of Elaine, "the lily maid of Astolat", as well of her father Sir Bernard and her brothers Lavaine and Tirre. It is known as Shalott in many modern cultural references Through the mist Elayne stands above Castle Ascolat . Art by Bob Orsillo. Copyright(c)Bob Orsillo All rights Reserved.