Breton legends

Breton mythology is the mythology of explanatory and heroic tales from Brittany. The Bretons are descendants of the island Britons who have settled in Brittany since at least the third century. While the Britons were already Christianized during this era, the migrants retained ancient Celtic myths similar to those of Wales and Cornwall. This small collection introduces some of the best Breton legends to the reader. Breton legends, although they have much in common for German and other national tales, still have features inherent in them. We can say that they are deeply colored by the character of the country in which they live. The sea coast of Brittany with its steep cliffs and deep mysterious bays and bays, as well as the desert wastelands in which the Merihir and Dolmen rise with their gloomy memorable traditions and gray ancient castles with their hollows and turrets - all add wildness and severity to its legends and evoke the reader has a kind of trepidation that he hardly experiences when reading the legends of other countries. On top of that, the way the religion of the Cross, doctrines and rituals of the church intertwines with the texture of almost every Breton fairy tale seems to make them even more distinct, giving them some value and at the same time a peculiar charm that cannot but arouse sympathy for these legends of the religious reader.