Tintagel

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Tintagel a village on the coast of northern Cornwall. Nearby are the ruins of Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur and a stronghold of the Earls of Cornwall from the 12th to the 15th centuries.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

Tintagel

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Tintagel. Orchestral tone-poem by Bax, comp. 1917–19. F.p. London, 1920. Quotes motif from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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