Talk:Canterlot/@comment-99.230.118.90-20120410220854/@comment-5524047-20120423094900

Actually, Camelot is a play on words of the castle from Arthurian legends. The first known instances of it being used were sometime in the 12th century, predating Shakespeare by a good few hundred years.

Aesthetically, it's based on Minas Tirith from Lord of the Rings.