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The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon
The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon is a painting by Edward Burne-Jones, started in 1881. The massive painting measures 279 cm × 650 cm, and is widely considered to be Burne-Jones's "magnum opus".
The painting was originally commissioned from Burne-Jones by his patron George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, to hang on a wall in the library of Naworth Castle. Howard shared Burne-Jones's affection for the Arthurian legend and
the castle causing it to rise again and its ruler and his people to return to the living.
- Vytautas the Great (Lithuania). It is believed he will rise from his grave when the worst danger threatens Lithuania in order to defend the motherland at the last battle.
Examples Europe Britain and Ireland.
- King Arthur (Great Britain and Brittany), perhaps the most famous of the "king under the mountain" examples. According to the legend, Arthur was taken away to Avalon to sleep until he was