Breton mythology

Part of a series on
Celtic mythologies
Religion (Proto) Deities (list) Animism
Gaelic Irish Scottish
Brythonic Welsh Breton Cornish
Literary works Mythological Cycle Ulster Cycle Fianna Cycle Kings' Cycles Mabinogion Matter of Britain Welsh Triads
Motifs Otherworld Beheading game Champion's portion Geas Imbas Sovereignty goddess/Loathly lady Magic mist Niskai Sacred trees Shapeshifting Silver Branch Threefold death Wasteland Well of wisdom
Festivals Samhain Calan Gaeaf Imbolc Gŵyl Fair Beltane Calan Mai Lughnasadh Calan Awst
Folklore Irish Welsh Scottish
Category  Mythology portal
v t e

Breton mythology is the mythology or corpus of explanatory and heroic tales originating in Brittany. The Bretons are the descendants of insular Britons who settled in Brittany from at least the third century. While the Britons were already Christianised in this era, the migrant population maintained an ancient Celtic mythos, similar to those of Wales and Cornwall.

Breton mythology has many gods and mythical creatures specifically associated with nature cults. In this tradition of gods and creatures rooted in nature, there exist traces of certain Breton Catholic saints.

• Ankou
• Bugul Noz
• Iannic-ann-ôd
• Korrigan
• Cannard Noz
• Morgens
• Morvan, legendary chief of the Viscounty of Léon^[1]
• Morvarc'h
• Ys

See also

• Cornish mythology
• Matter of Britain
• Mythology in France
• Welsh folklore
• Welsh mythology

References

External links

• Timeless Myths: Armorican Connections
• Legends and Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence 1917

This Brittany-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article relating to a Celtic myth or legend is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 17:22