Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Legenden und Romanzen der Bretagne
Für wen es gedacht ist
For lovers of fairy tales, Arthurian romance, saints' legends and old ballads, and for anyone planning a trip to Brittany who wants its stones, forests and castles to come alive with story.
Worum es in diesem Buch geht
Where does the sea swallow a city, where does a knight meet a fairy at a forest well, and what stories do standing stones carry? Lewis Spence gathers the answers in Legends & Romances of Brittany, a tour of Breton fairies, giants, saints, heroes and lovers. You get the stories and the beliefs behind them, and you begin with the land itself, a wind-bitten corner of France with its own Celtic tongue.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A Celtic land at the edge of FranceFree
- 2Standing stones are the oldest storytellers
- 3Breton fairies are cold, clever and dangerous
- 4Dwarfs, death carts and a bog to hell
- 5Quest tales shared with the whole world
- 6Wicked lords, drowned cities and magic gifts
- 7Heroes of the ballads and how they were made
- 8Arthur, Tristrem and the lays of Marie de France
- 9Saints, sorcerers and living customs
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A Celtic land at the edge of France
Brittany was once called Armorica, from a Celtic word meaning On the Sea. The name fits a country of ragged reefs, gray waters and bleak moors. Spence says this is the kind of place legends love, a last refuge for the spirits of older faiths.
The people speak Breton, a Brythonic tongue close to Welsh and Cornish. Julius Caesar wrote the first account of the region. The Veneti fought him with a fleet of flat-bottomed ships, and the Romans only won by cutting down the rigging with sickles fastened to long poles. Later, between 450 and 500, refugees from Britain crossed over, fleeing Saxons, Picts and Scots, and gave the land its present name.
Among them came Saint Samson of Pembrokeshire, who landed near Dol with forty monks. His monks cleared fields, planted orchards and kept bees. This blend of work, prayer and older belief is the soil in which every later legend grows.
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Questions about Legenden und Romanzen der Bretagne
What is Legends & Romances of Brittany about?
It is a collection of Breton fairy lore, folk tales, ballads, hero stories, Arthurian episodes, saints' legends and customs. Spence tells the stories and explains the beliefs behind them, from the standing stones of Carnac to the drowned city of Ys.
What is a Korrigan?
A Korrigan is a Breton fairy who lives near wells and fountains, especially in Broceliande forest. She appears as a golden-haired beauty with red eyes and lures men to a palace that vanishes at dawn, leaving thorns and moss.
What are menhirs and dolmens?
A menhir is a tall upright stone, and a dolmen is a table-shaped stone resting on others. Archaeologists see them as tombs. In Breton legend, fairies, giants or saints raised them, and Carnac holds the most famous rows.
Is this book worth reading for Arthurian fans?
Yes for those who like the roots of Arthurian tales. A chapter covers the Lady of the Lake, Excalibur, Tristrem and Ysonde, and Arthur's fight with the giant of Mont-Saint-Michel, and another presents the Breton lays of Marie de France.