Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset in the south-west of England. Glastonbury has always been famous because it had a very important monastery known as Glastonbury Abbey. In the Dark Ages, Glastonbury was in the British Kingdom of Dumnonia. Lots of stories from this time are told about Glastonbury. The monastery was very popular in the Dark Ages. Lots of famous saints lived there and it had lots of relics. Kings liked to be buried near the relics. They thought it would help them get into heaven. Some people say that King Arthur was a friend of the monks at Glastonbury Abbey and was buried there. There is a famous hill near the town called Glastonbury Tor. Some people say the Tor was the home of the fairies until St. Collen sent them away. One old story tells how Queen Guinevere was kidnapped by the local King of Somerset and imprisoned on the Tor. Below the Tor is a holy well (a spring of water) called the Chalice Well. This is supposed to be where the Knights of the Round Table found the 'Holy Grail' (Jesus's Cup). Nearby is a bridge called the Perilous Bridge (Dangerous Bridge). This is supposed to be the place from which Sir Bedivere threw the sword Excalibur into the water.