Radio Albion episode 1 - 2013.08.04

 

Metapedia - An alternative name for England is Albion. The name Albion originally referred to the entire island of Great Britain. The earliest record of the name appears in the Aristotelian Corpus, specifically the 4th century BC De Mundo:[19] "Beyond the Pillars of Hercules is the ocean that flows round the earth. In it are two very large islands called Britannia; these are Albion and Ierne".[19]

The word Albion (Ἀλβίων) or insula Albionum has two possible origins. It either derives from the Latin albus meaning white, a reference to the white cliffs of Dover, which is the first view of Britain from the European Continent.[20] An alternative origin is suggested by the ancient merchant's handbook Massaliote Periplus which mentions an "island of the Albiones".[21] Albion is now applied to England in a more poetic capacity.[22] Another romantic name for England is Loegria, related to the Welsh Lloegr, which is derived from Arthurian legend. Outside of the British Isles and former British Empire, the term "England" is incorrectly, but sometimes popularly, applied to the entire United Kingdom. http://en.metapedia.org/wiki/England 

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