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Albion (disambiguation)

Albion is an alternative and archaic, name for Britain or England. See the main article Albion for a description of this meaning.

Other uses and borrowings of the name are listed below.

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Mythology

Albion is the original tutelary god of Britain. He is the Titan son of Poseidon and brother of Atlas. He assisted Atlas and Iberius (god of Ireland) to contest the Western passage of Hercules.

Literature

  • The phrase Perfidious Albion meaning "treacherous Britain" was coined in a poem of 1793 by Augustin, Marquis of Ximenez .
  • Albion’s England is the title of a long historical poem on the history of England published in 1586 by William Warner.

Games

  • In the video game Fable, Albion is the main continent on which the game is played.
  • Albion is a PC roleplaying game made by Blue Byte Software in 1996.
  • Albion is also a Realm in the Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game(MMORPG) Dark Ages of Camelot(DAoC).

Ships

There are several ships named Albion:

Places

There are a number of places named Albion:

Australia

Canada

  • Albion Ridge, Alberta
  • Albion, British Columbia
  • Port Albion, British Columbia
  • Albion, Ontario
  • Albion Falls, Ontario
  • Albion Township, Ontario
  • Albion Trailer Court, Ontario
  • Mount Albion, Ontario
  • Albion, Prince Edward Island
  • Albion Cross, Prince Edward Island
  • Mount Albion, Prince Edward Island

United States

There is also New Albion, New York, a town located in Cattaraugus County, New York


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