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Quick pronunciation question:

Lyonnesse like Lyon
or
Lyonnesse like lioness

Two different answers in these recordings of the words:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Earth-Air-Rain-arr...i/dp/B002XAW54O
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Songs-Lyonnesse-Wh...t/dp/B003LTT4O0
vectistim
Responding to myself - sure sign of madness.

Anyway Encyclopedia Britannica says its also spelled Lennoys or Leonais, which inclines me towards the Lyon version.

Any other thoughts?
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