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... land . Then we come to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table , whose chief exploits , according to Breton chroniclers , happened in Brittany , and not in Britain ; Avalon , the Ile de Sein , and the forest of Brocéliande ...
... land . Then we come to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table , whose chief exploits , according to Breton chroniclers , happened in Brittany , and not in Britain ; Avalon , the Ile de Sein , and the forest of Brocéliande ...
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... land , near the mouth of the Rhine . Here the unhappy virgins were cruelly massacred by a horde of Picts and Huns ; but St. Ursula and her companions were canonised by the Church as martyrs . At this time Brittany seems to have been ...
... land , near the mouth of the Rhine . Here the unhappy virgins were cruelly massacred by a horde of Picts and Huns ; but St. Ursula and her companions were canonised by the Church as martyrs . At this time Brittany seems to have been ...
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... land , hospitality is considered in Brittany as a sacred duty , and the beggar is regarded as one of God's afflicted , and is given the warmest corner by the fire , and often the most savoury morsel in the pot . At last , when the ...
... land , hospitality is considered in Brittany as a sacred duty , and the beggar is regarded as one of God's afflicted , and is given the warmest corner by the fire , and often the most savoury morsel in the pot . At last , when the ...
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... land . One of the prince's companions seems to have been much surprised at the amount of furnishings in the bedroom sup- plied to Gaston at Le Croisic : " 100 brass candlesticks , 30 or 40 embroidered cushions , ” and so on , with other ...
... land . One of the prince's companions seems to have been much surprised at the amount of furnishings in the bedroom sup- plied to Gaston at Le Croisic : " 100 brass candlesticks , 30 or 40 embroidered cushions , ” and so on , with other ...
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... land to which the old story of " Eyes and No Eyes " applies far more than to Normandy , and one is painfully conscious how much escapes even very intent research . But even those who prefer mere holiday cannot travel in Morbihan without ...
... land to which the old story of " Eyes and No Eyes " applies far more than to Normandy , and one is painfully conscious how much escapes even very intent research . But even those who prefer mere holiday cannot travel in Morbihan without ...
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