Editing Lyonesse (section)

==The sole survivor==
[[File:Coat of Arms of Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan, KG, GCMG, CIE, OBE.png|thumb|Trevelyan arms depicting the white horse]]
Local Cornwall village tourism guides offer stories of a man who escaped the storm and a subsequent wave while riding a white horse.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hutchins |first1=Fortescue |title=The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time |date=1824 |publisher=William Penaluna |location=London }}</ref> Apparently, the horse lost one of its shoes during the escape. The rider's name is thought to be [[Trevelyan (disambiguation)|Trevelyan]] (or Trevilian). The rider had been out hunting during the day and had fallen asleep under a tree. Trevelyan was awoken by a horrible noise and raced across the land to higher ground.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weatherhill |first1=Craig |title=The Children of Epona: Horses in Cornish Legend by Craig Weatherhill |url=https://cornwallyesteryear.com/the-children-of-epona-horses-in-cornish-legend-by-craig-weatherhill/ |website=Cornwall Yesteryear |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> This story is linked to local Cornish families who have used the image of three horseshoes as part of their family crest for generations. One family in particular goes by the name [[Vyvyan family|Vyvyan]], and is one of Cornwall's oldest families; they also have a crest of a white horse and claim to be descendants of the sole survivor, Trevelyan. The Vyvyan family claims that Trevelyan was the last governor of the lost kingdom before Lyonesse was swallowed by the ocean.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chorlton |first1=Anna |title=Last man out of Lyonesse |url=https://www.mazedtales.org/content/stories/last-man-out-lyonesse |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

Today, many myths and legends continue to arise about Lyonesse without physical evidence. Included among these legends are tales of local fishermen who claim that on calm days, one can still hear the bells of the many churches softly ringing in the seas off the west Cornish coast. Local fishermen also claim that they have caught glass, forks, and wood in their fishing nets.