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    Default Lyonesse in the time of King Arthur - Lite Challenge joint winner

    I'm very happy to have my very first silver compass from jointly winning the Sept/Oct Lite Challenge: map a legendary location!

    Thinking of legendary places I immediately thought of Lyonesse. It's Britain's Atlantis, a land lying "west of Cornwall" that features in the tales of King Arthur, a rich land ruled by Arthur's enemy Mordred. I've reimagined Lyonesse as being a real place rediscovered by archeology, with Arthur as a real historic king. The Cornish flag is real, created in the 6th century, but the Lyonesse standard is a sea dragon based on a Celtic knot which I thought appropriate.

    I really enjoyed working on this, it was a fun challenge and stretched my skills. I based the map outline on real features of the sea floor around Cornwall plus a lot of extra drawing, then ran the outline through Wilbur erosion to get the rugged Cornish coastline. The rest is done in Photoshop, I warped the final map into the book-page shape.

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    That's a fascinating blend of history and myth! Have some rep!

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    Well deserved compass Robulous, it's a fine map with an excellent story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ilanthar View Post
    Well deserved compass Robulous, it's a fine map with an excellent story.
    Thanks everyone!

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    It's a lovely piece Robulous, one to be proud of.

    Cheers,
    -Arsheesh

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