Gwerz Skolan
"Gwerz Skolan" is a ''gwerz'' with a long tradition in Lower Brittany, especially Léon-Trégor and Cornouaille. Its story is found in Old Welsh texts also, and the oldest extant Welsh version is found in the 13th-century '' Black Book of Carmarthen''. The poem is cited as evidence for the preservation in Brittany of cultural memories and traditions predating the entrance of Bretons into Brittany. The ''gwerz'' was performed in Brittany until the 19th century, with some late examples from the 20th century. Its content (though many versions differ in their details) describes a man who had died after living a life of rape and murder, and now comes back from hell to ask for forgiveness. Content The main character, Iannic Skolan (also Skolvan, Yscolan (in Welsh), and other spellings; "Skolan" meaning "the phantom"), is guilty of a variety of crimes (depending on the version)—in many versions, he raped his three sisters and killed the offspring, and set fire to a church and killed ...
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Gwerz
Gwerz (, "ballad", "lament", plural ''gwerzioù'') is a type of folk song of Brittany. In Breton music, the ''gwerz'' tells a story which can be epic, historical, or mythological. The stories are usually of a tragic nature. The gwerz is characterised by an often monotonous melody and many couplets, all in the Breton language. Though historically sung unaccompanied, some modern musicians use limited instrumentation with the gwerz. Some of the most famous performers in current gwerzioù are Erik Marchand, Yann-Fañch Kemener, and Denez Prigent. Notable gwerzioù *''Gwerz Skolan'' *''Gwerz Santes Enori The ''Gwerz Santes Enori'' is a Breton ''gwerz'', a type of folk song that combines literary with musical characteristics. The song, which is preserved in many versions and fragments, tells a story that resembles a saint's life, a 14th-century ve ...'' *Gwerz Ker is *'' Gwerz Fañchig kemper *Gwerz ar vezhinerien *Ar Roue Gralon ha Kear Is References Breton music {{mus ...
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Merlin
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and legendary figures, was introduced by the 12th-century British author Geoffrey of Monmouth. It is believed that Geoffrey combined earlier tales of Myrddin and Ambrosius, two legendary Briton prophets with no connection to Arthur, to form the composite figure called Merlinus Ambrosius ( cy, Myrddin Emrys, br, Merzhin Ambroaz). Geoffrey's rendering of the character became immediately popular, especially in Wales. Later writers in France and elsewhere expanded the account to produce a fuller image, creating one of the most important figures in the imagination and literature of the Middle Ages. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as an often-mad being born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, from whom he inherits his supernatural powe ...
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Pont-Scorff
Pont-Scorff (; br, Pont-Skorf) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. It takes its name from the river Scorff, which flows through the town. Inhabitants of Pont-Scorff are called in French language, French ''Scorvipontains'' or ''Scorffipontais''. Geography The town lies in the valley of the river Scorff. Historically, it belongs to Bro Gwened, Vannetais. The town is located north of Lorient. Map Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 22 February 2008. In 2008, 8.74% of children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> See also *Communes of the Morbihan department *Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer Sculptor statue of Fernand de Langle de Cary References External links * Mayors of Morbihan Association
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Ploëzal
Ploëzal (; br, Pleuzal) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Ploëzal are called ''ploëzalais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub ...
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Penvénan
Penvénan (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Penvénan are called ''penvénannais'' in French. Buguélès and islands The town itself is inland, but the commune is best known for coastal hamlets of Buguélès and Port-Blanc, popular tourist spots from the late 19th century, and formers homes of Anatole Le Braz and Théodore Botrel. Charles Lindbergh, Aldous Huxley and Alexis Carrel also lived there for periods. Lindbergh lived on the island of Île Illiec of Buguélès, which he owned. Buguélès is also the location of the annual Pardon of Saint Gildas, a significant religious festival, and of the "sunken" chapel of Notre-Dame. A group of islands are off the coast, notably the Isle of Saint Gildas, containing a chapel from the 9th century. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 January 2007. In 2008, 19.93% of primary school children attended ...
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Maurice Duhamel
Maurice Duhamel (23 February 1884 – 5 February 1940) was the pen-name of Maurice Bourgeaux, a Breton musician, writer and activist who was a leading figure in Breton nationalism and federalist politics in the years before World War II. Early life The son of a coal merchant, Duhamel was born in Rennes. From youth, he displayed great musical talent, composing his own original works and collecting and arranging traditional Breton songs. He also worked as a journalist for music magazines. Meanwhile, he learned the Breton language and studied Breton literature. At the age of 19, he reported for a local newspaper on the trial of Alfred Dreyfus, which took place in the premises of his high school in Rennes. Like his father he was a Dreyfusard and a Freemason. However, he left Freemasonry because he was shocked by the Affaire Des Fiches in 1905. Political activity He joined the Breton Regionalist Union (Union Régionaliste Bretonne) and created the piano score for '' Bro Gozh ma Zadoù' ...
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Trévérec
Trévérec (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Trévérec are called ''trévérecois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 Communes of France, communes of the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Pluzunet
Pluzunet (; br, Plûned) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Pluzunet are called ''pluzunétois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 Communes of France, communes of the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Brest Arsenal
The Brest Arsenal (French - ''arsenal de Brest'') is a collection of naval and military buildings located on the banks of the river Penfeld, in Brest, France. It is located at . Timeline *1631-1635 Beginning of the foundations of the port infrastructure. *1674 Appearance of the Powder Magazines, Cordellerie and Military Hospital. *1683 Creation of the Troulan dock. *1746 Creation of the three Pontaniou docks near the anchor forges and naval constructions. *1752 Construction of the Bagne demolished in 1947. *1807 Construction of the Bâtiment aux Lions to house the arsenal's magazines. *1822-1827 Construction of Bassin 6 at the Salou. *1858 Appropriation of the Tourville and Jean Bart quays by the navy. *1864-1865 Construction of Bassin 7 at the Salou. *1865 Closure of the Penfeld port to commercial boats, turning it into a military port. *1889-1896 Construction of the South Jetty (1 500 m). *1895-1900 Construction of the West Jetty (200 m). *1899-1902 Transformation of the ...
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Gabriel Milin
Gabriel-Jean-Maie Milin or Gab Milin (3 September 1822, Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère – 27 December 1895, Île de Batz, Finistère) was a poet, folklorist and philologist writing in the Breton language, sometimes under his bardic name, Laouenan Breiz. He was also a naval clerk and mayor of the Île de Batz. Life Milin was born in 1822 at the manor of Kermorus in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, western Brittany, to a farming family. He was educated first in Saint-Pol and then at a seminary in Quimper, which he left after one and a half years, doubting that he had a religious vocation. From 1845 until his retirement in 1880 he worked as a naval accountant at the Brest Arsenal, supporting the thirteen children he had by his three wives. His work brought him into contact with Breton-speakers from all regions, from whom he collected proverbs, tales and songs in various dialects. He did not have enough money to publish the results of his researches on his own account, but was enabled to d ...
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Barzaz Breiz
''Barzaz Breiz'' (in modern spelling ''Barzhaz Breizh'', meaning "Ballads of Brittany": ''barzh'' is the equivalent of "bard" and ''Breizh'' means "Brittany") is a collection of Breton popular songs collected by Théodore Hersart de la Villemarqué and published in 1839. It was compiled from oral tradition and preserves traditional folk tales, legends and music. Hersart de la Villemarqué grew up in the manor of Plessix in Nizon, near Pont-Aven, and was half Breton himself. Significance The collection was published in the original Breton language with a French translation. It achieved a wide distribution, as the Romantic generation in France that "discovered" the Basque language was beginning to be curious about all the submerged cultures of Europe and the pagan survivals just under the surface of folk Catholicism. The ''Barzaz Breiz'' brought Breton folk culture for the first time into European awareness. One of the oldest of the collected songs was the legend of Ys. The bo ...
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