Albion (disambiguation)

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Albion is an alternative and archaic name for Britain or England.

Albion may also refer to:

[edit] Literature

  • Albion (William Blake), a character in the poetry of William Blake
  • Perfidious Albion, a phrase meaning "treacherous Britain"
  • The name of the Otherworld (and a representation of Britain itself) in The Song of Albion series of novels by Stephen Lawhead
  • Albion’s England, a long historical poem on the history of England published in 1586 by William Warner
  • Albion (comics), a six issue comic book limited series by Alan Moore
  • Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination, a non-fiction work by Peter Ackroyd
  • Albion's Seed, a historical treatise on the early migrations to America from the British Isles by David Hackett Fischer
  • Sliding Albion, the name of Britain in a parallel dimension featured in the "Shiftships", story arc on The Authority.

[edit] Inventions

  • The Albion is the name of an astronomical instrument constructed by Richard of Wallingford, Abbot of St. Albans, in 1326.

[edit] Games

  • Albion (Fable), the main continent on which the game Fable is played
  • Albion (game), a PC roleplaying game released in 1995 by Blue Byte Software
  • Albion (Warhammer), an island that represents the British Isles in the table-top fantasy wargame Warhammer
  • Ghosts of Albion, a table-top role-playing game from Eden Studios based on the horror fiction of Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
  • A realm in the MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot
  • The name of the kingdom where the strategy game Castles takes place.
  • The name of a sword wielded by Amy in the video game Soul Calibur III
  • A playable character in the PS2 RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

[edit] Ships

[edit] Places

[edit] Australia

[edit] 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

[edit] France

  • the plateau d'Albion in the Vaucluse, the former site of French nuclear missile silos

[edit] Guyana

  • Albion, Guyana

[edit] United States

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

[edit] Football and rugby

Albion is a nickname of numerous football and rugby clubs around the British Isles:

[edit] Other

  • Down In Albion is the debut alum of the Babyshambles, containing the single Albion (song), examples of the many references to Albion in that band's songs as well as its predecessor, The Libertines
  • Albion College, a liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan, USA
  • Albion Motors, a vehicle manufacturer based in Glasgow, Scotland from 1899 till 1980
  • Operation Albion, the German invasion and conquest in 1917 of the Estonian Islands of Saaremaa (Ösel), Hiiumaa (Dagö) and Muhu (Moon)
  • Albion (history journal), a historical journal focusing on British history
  • An alias used by Ferry Corsten, electronic music producer/DJ
  • The name of the sword carried by Robin Hood in the television series Robin of Sherwood, one of the Seven Swords of Weyland
  • A musical piece by Jan Van der Roost

[edit] See also

  • Alba, the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland and for the British Isles in Irish Gaelic
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