Carlisle

Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of England, and is the largest urban area in Cumbria. It is part of the City of Carlisle local government district, and acts as the administrative centre for both the district and Cumbria. It is the traditional county town of Cumberland. The population of the urban area of Carlisle was 71,773 according to the 2001 census, with about 100,734 living in the wider district.
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[Arthurian] Cumbrian city of Roman origin. It managed to exist for years after the retreat of the Empire. The old name, Luguvallum, is suggestive of a link to the Celtic god Lugh. The name abbreviated over time with the Welsh prefix for city, "caer", added. At the end of the 6th century, this area was the center for the kingdom of Rheged. Several bards emerged from this region whose heroic poetry and sagas celebrated northern warriors. Thanks to these works, Carlisle is found in Arthurian material. English stories of this city feature Gawain as the hero and it also the place, in Malory, where Lancelot rescues Guinevere from burning at the stake.