Chapter 18

Iberians.A non-Aryan race, supposed to have inhabited Britain;held by Rhys to be the originators of Druidism,245Ida.King of Bernicia;mentioned,21,22Ile d’Arz.An island off the coast of Brittany;megaliths in,48404Ile-de-France.A French province;Marie of France said to have been a native of,283Ile aux Moines.An island in the Gulf of Morbihan;megalithic monuments in,48Ile de Sein.An island off the Breton coast,63;St Winwaloe settled on,371Ile-Verte.An island off the Breton coast;St Winwaloe lived on,370Ille-et-Vilaine.One of the departments of Brittany,13,39,50Inveresk.A village in Scotland;mentioned,359Iouenn.A young man;in the story of the Man of Honour,147-155Ireland.Markings on the megalithic monuments in,46;the legend of the submerged city in,187;the harp anciently the national instrument of,229;Tristrem in,264,265-267;Petranus, father of St Patern, goes to,347;St Patern meets his father in,348;many saints in,350;Azénor and Budoc in,355-356;Budoc made King of,356;late survival of the custom of keeping domestic bards in,364Ireland, King of.In the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,265,266Ireland, Queen of.In the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,264-267Irminsul.A Saxon idol;probable connexion between the menhir and the worship of,18n.Isidore of Seville.A Spanish ecclesiastic and writer;mentioned,100

Iberians.A non-Aryan race, supposed to have inhabited Britain;held by Rhys to be the originators of Druidism,245

Iberians.A non-Aryan race, supposed to have inhabited Britain;

held by Rhys to be the originators of Druidism,245

Ida.King of Bernicia;mentioned,21,22

Ida.King of Bernicia;

mentioned,21,22

Ile d’Arz.An island off the coast of Brittany;megaliths in,48

Ile d’Arz.An island off the coast of Brittany;

megaliths in,48

404Ile-de-France.A French province;Marie of France said to have been a native of,283

404

Ile-de-France.A French province;

Marie of France said to have been a native of,283

Ile aux Moines.An island in the Gulf of Morbihan;megalithic monuments in,48

Ile aux Moines.An island in the Gulf of Morbihan;

megalithic monuments in,48

Ile de Sein.An island off the Breton coast,63;St Winwaloe settled on,371

Ile de Sein.An island off the Breton coast,63;

St Winwaloe settled on,371

Ile-Verte.An island off the Breton coast;St Winwaloe lived on,370

Ile-Verte.An island off the Breton coast;

St Winwaloe lived on,370

Ille-et-Vilaine.One of the departments of Brittany,13,39,50

Inveresk.A village in Scotland;mentioned,359

Inveresk.A village in Scotland;

mentioned,359

Iouenn.A young man;in the story of the Man of Honour,147-155

Iouenn.A young man;

in the story of the Man of Honour,147-155

Ireland.Markings on the megalithic monuments in,46;the legend of the submerged city in,187;the harp anciently the national instrument of,229;Tristrem in,264,265-267;Petranus, father of St Patern, goes to,347;St Patern meets his father in,348;many saints in,350;Azénor and Budoc in,355-356;Budoc made King of,356;late survival of the custom of keeping domestic bards in,364

Ireland.Markings on the megalithic monuments in,46;

the legend of the submerged city in,187;

the harp anciently the national instrument of,229;

Tristrem in,264,265-267;

Petranus, father of St Patern, goes to,347;

St Patern meets his father in,348;

many saints in,350;

Azénor and Budoc in,355-356;

Budoc made King of,356;

late survival of the custom of keeping domestic bards in,364

Ireland, King of.In the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,265,266

Ireland, Queen of.In the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,264-267

Irminsul.A Saxon idol;probable connexion between the menhir and the worship of,18n.

Irminsul.A Saxon idol;

probable connexion between the menhir and the worship of,18n.

Isidore of Seville.A Spanish ecclesiastic and writer;mentioned,100

Isidore of Seville.A Spanish ecclesiastic and writer;

mentioned,100

January.The month;personified, in the story of the Princess Starbright,128-129Jargeau.A town in France;the battle of,174Jaudy.A river in Brittany,31,167Jauioz.A seigneury in Languedoc;the story of Louis, Baron of,145-146Jeanne Darc.The French heroine;mentioned,174;the play or mystery of,175Joan of Flanders.Wife of John of Montfort;in the War of the Two Joans,31Joan of Penthièvre.SeePenthièvreJob the Witless.In the story of the Foster-brother,169John (Lackland).King of England;mentioned,30John III.Duke of Brittany,30John IV.Duke of BrittanySeeMontfort, John ofJohn V.Duke of Brittany, son of the famous John of Montfort,35-36;and Gilles de Retz,179;built a magnificent tomb for St Yves,353John.Duke of Châlons;the château of Suscino given to,210Josselin.A Breton château,205-206Joyous Garden.A garden raised by enchantment by Merlin to please Vivien,66;mentioned,67,69Jud-Hael.A Breton chieftain;the vision of,20-21Judik-Hael.A Breton chieftain, son of Jud-Hael,21Julius Cæsar.On the Druids of Gaul,245

January.The month;personified, in the story of the Princess Starbright,128-129

January.The month;

personified, in the story of the Princess Starbright,128-129

Jargeau.A town in France;the battle of,174

Jargeau.A town in France;

the battle of,174

Jaudy.A river in Brittany,31,167

Jauioz.A seigneury in Languedoc;the story of Louis, Baron of,145-146

Jauioz.A seigneury in Languedoc;

the story of Louis, Baron of,145-146

Jeanne Darc.The French heroine;mentioned,174;the play or mystery of,175

Jeanne Darc.The French heroine;

mentioned,174;

the play or mystery of,175

Joan of Flanders.Wife of John of Montfort;in the War of the Two Joans,31

Joan of Flanders.Wife of John of Montfort;

in the War of the Two Joans,31

Joan of Penthièvre.SeePenthièvre

Job the Witless.In the story of the Foster-brother,169

John (Lackland).King of England;mentioned,30

John (Lackland).King of England;

mentioned,30

John III.Duke of Brittany,30

John IV.Duke of BrittanySeeMontfort, John of

John IV.Duke of Brittany

SeeMontfort, John of

John V.Duke of Brittany, son of the famous John of Montfort,35-36;and Gilles de Retz,179;built a magnificent tomb for St Yves,353

John V.Duke of Brittany, son of the famous John of Montfort,35-36;

and Gilles de Retz,179;

built a magnificent tomb for St Yves,353

John.Duke of Châlons;the château of Suscino given to,210

John.Duke of Châlons;

the château of Suscino given to,210

Josselin.A Breton château,205-206

Joyous Garden.A garden raised by enchantment by Merlin to please Vivien,66;mentioned,67,69

Joyous Garden.A garden raised by enchantment by Merlin to please Vivien,66;

mentioned,67,69

Jud-Hael.A Breton chieftain;the vision of,20-21

Jud-Hael.A Breton chieftain;

the vision of,20-21

Judik-Hael.A Breton chieftain, son of Jud-Hael,21

Julius Cæsar.On the Druids of Gaul,245

Kado the Striver.A Breton peasant, leader of a revolt,197-198Karnak.A village in Egypt;mentioned,43Karo.Son of a Breton chieftain;in a story of Nomenoë,23-25Kay, Sir.King Arthur’s seneschal,275Kennedy.A character in a Highland tale,51Kergariou, Comte de.And the story of Fontenelle,230Kergivas.A place in Brittany;the cheeses petrified by St Goezenou preserved in the manor of,369Kergoaler, Couédic de.Captain of theSurveillante;in a Breton ballad,238Kergonan.A village in the Ile aux Moines;megaliths at,48405Keridwen.A fertility goddess who dwelt in Lake Tegid, Wales;mentioned,59Ker-is.A name of the city of Ys,185SeeYsKerjolet.A Breton château,208Kerlaz.A village in Brittany,232Kerlescant.A village in Brittany;megaliths at,42Kerlouan.A town in Brittany;battle at, between Norsemen and Bretons,225;the oak on the battlefield at,227Kermario.A village in Brittany;megaliths at,42Kermartin.A village in Brittany;St Yves born at,350Kermorvan.A place in Brittany;Yves the Seigneur of, in the ballad of Azénor the Pale,360-363Kerodern, Michel de.A Breton missionary,390Kerouez.An old château;in the story of the Seigneur with the Horse’s Head,137Kersanton.A place in Brittany;stone from, forms the Calvary of Guimiliau,385Kervran.A village in Brittany;the warrior Bran taken prisoner at,225King of the Ants.In the story of the Princess of Tronkolaine,118,119,120King of the Birds.In the story of the Youth who did not Know,111,113King of the Fishes.In a tale from Saint-Cast,84-85;in the story of the Youth who did not Know,110,114King of the Lions.In the story of the Princess of Tronkolaine,118,119,120King of the Sparrow-hawks.In the story of the Princess of Tronkolaine,118,119Kipling, Rudyard.Quoted,86Korrigan, The.A forest fairy;a denizen of Broceliande,56;in the story of the Seigneur of Nann,57-58;associated with water, an element of fertility,59;an enchantress,60;in the story of the Unbroken Vow,62-63;desired union with humanity,64;mentioned,69,98Kyvarnion.A British bard, father of Hervé,22

Kado the Striver.A Breton peasant, leader of a revolt,197-198

Karnak.A village in Egypt;mentioned,43

Karnak.A village in Egypt;

mentioned,43

Karo.Son of a Breton chieftain;in a story of Nomenoë,23-25

Karo.Son of a Breton chieftain;

in a story of Nomenoë,23-25

Kay, Sir.King Arthur’s seneschal,275

Kennedy.A character in a Highland tale,51

Kergariou, Comte de.And the story of Fontenelle,230

Kergivas.A place in Brittany;the cheeses petrified by St Goezenou preserved in the manor of,369

Kergivas.A place in Brittany;

the cheeses petrified by St Goezenou preserved in the manor of,369

Kergoaler, Couédic de.Captain of theSurveillante;in a Breton ballad,238

Kergoaler, Couédic de.Captain of theSurveillante;

in a Breton ballad,238

Kergonan.A village in the Ile aux Moines;megaliths at,48

Kergonan.A village in the Ile aux Moines;

megaliths at,48

405Keridwen.A fertility goddess who dwelt in Lake Tegid, Wales;mentioned,59

405

Keridwen.A fertility goddess who dwelt in Lake Tegid, Wales;

mentioned,59

Ker-is.A name of the city of Ys,185SeeYs

Ker-is.A name of the city of Ys,185

SeeYs

Kerjolet.A Breton château,208

Kerlaz.A village in Brittany,232

Kerlescant.A village in Brittany;megaliths at,42

Kerlescant.A village in Brittany;

megaliths at,42

Kerlouan.A town in Brittany;battle at, between Norsemen and Bretons,225;the oak on the battlefield at,227

Kerlouan.A town in Brittany;

battle at, between Norsemen and Bretons,225;

the oak on the battlefield at,227

Kermario.A village in Brittany;megaliths at,42

Kermario.A village in Brittany;

megaliths at,42

Kermartin.A village in Brittany;St Yves born at,350

Kermartin.A village in Brittany;

St Yves born at,350

Kermorvan.A place in Brittany;Yves the Seigneur of, in the ballad of Azénor the Pale,360-363

Kermorvan.A place in Brittany;

Yves the Seigneur of, in the ballad of Azénor the Pale,360-363

Kerodern, Michel de.A Breton missionary,390

Kerouez.An old château;in the story of the Seigneur with the Horse’s Head,137

Kerouez.An old château;

in the story of the Seigneur with the Horse’s Head,137

Kersanton.A place in Brittany;stone from, forms the Calvary of Guimiliau,385

Kersanton.A place in Brittany;

stone from, forms the Calvary of Guimiliau,385

Kervran.A village in Brittany;the warrior Bran taken prisoner at,225

Kervran.A village in Brittany;

the warrior Bran taken prisoner at,225

King of the Ants.In the story of the Princess of Tronkolaine,118,119,120

King of the Birds.In the story of the Youth who did not Know,111,113

King of the Fishes.In a tale from Saint-Cast,84-85;in the story of the Youth who did not Know,110,114

King of the Fishes.In a tale from Saint-Cast,84-85;

in the story of the Youth who did not Know,110,114

King of the Lions.In the story of the Princess of Tronkolaine,118,119,120

King of the Sparrow-hawks.In the story of the Princess of Tronkolaine,118,119

Kipling, Rudyard.Quoted,86

Korrigan, The.A forest fairy;a denizen of Broceliande,56;in the story of the Seigneur of Nann,57-58;associated with water, an element of fertility,59;an enchantress,60;in the story of the Unbroken Vow,62-63;desired union with humanity,64;mentioned,69,98

Korrigan, The.A forest fairy;

a denizen of Broceliande,56;

in the story of the Seigneur of Nann,57-58;

associated with water, an element of fertility,59;

an enchantress,60;

in the story of the Unbroken Vow,62-63;

desired union with humanity,64;

mentioned,69,98

Kyvarnion.A British bard, father of Hervé,22

Lady of La Garaye, The.Poem by Mrs Norton;quoted,194,195,196Lady of the Lake.In Arthurian legend, Vivien;foster-mother of Lancelot,69,257;of Breton origin,256;gives Arthur the sword Excalibur,256-257See alsoVivienLa Garaye.A Breton château, near Dinan;the story of the Lady of,195Lailoken.A character in early British legend;mentioned,70Lais.Of Marie de France;their value in the study of Breton lore,283;date and other circumstances of their composition,283-284;stories from,284-289,292-331Lake of Anguish, The.A lake in Hell;in the story of the Bride of Satan,144;in the story of the Baron of Jauioz,146La Lande Marie.A place in Brittany;the dolmen at,51Lancelot, Sir.One of the Knights of the Round Table, son of King Ban of Benwik;stolen and brought up by Vivien,257;does not appear in Celtic legend,257;mentioned,64,69Landévennec.A town in Brittany;a chapel of St Nicholas at,345;a monastery built at, by St Winwaloe,371Landivisiau.A town in Brittany,338;fine carvings in the church of,339-340Landegu.A village in Cornwall;St Keenan at,344Langoad.A town in Brittany,198Language.Brezonek, the tongue of the Bretons,15;the old Breton tongue closely similar to Welsh,15;the Latin tongue did not spread over Brittany,17Largoet.A Breton château,206406La Roche-Bernard.A town in Brittany,376La Roche-sur-Blavet.A place in Brittany;a retreat of Gildas and St Bieuzy,345La Roche-Derrien.A place in Brittany;battle at,31La Roche-Jagu.A Breton château,203-204La Rose.A young man;in the story of the Magic Rose,156-162Latin.The language;did not spread over Brittany,17Laustic, The Lay of.One of theLaisof Marie de France,302-305Laval, Gilles de.SeeRetzLaval, Jean de.Governor of Brittany,207;married to Françoise de Foix, Countess of Châteaubriant,207Lay of the Were-Wolf, The.One of theLaisof Marie de France,284-289League, The.A Catholic organization formed against the Huguenots,205,206;Fontenelle associated with,229Le Braz, Anatole.Cited,102,184n.Le Clerc, L.Cited,16n.Le Croisic.A town in Brittany,373Le Faouet.A village in Brittany;the chapel of St Barbe near,332-333,334-335Legend.The meaning of the term,173Le Goff, P.Cited,16n.Le Grand, A.Cited,184n.Léguer.A town in Brittany,220Léguer, Lake of.In the story of the Princess Starbright,121,131Lelian.Father of St Tivisiau,338Le Moustoir-le-Juch.A village in Brittany;fireplace in the church of,381Leo IV.Pope;Nomenoë sends gifts to,337;and St Convoyon,337Léon.I. A county of Brittany,23,143,212,225,226,229,356,367,388II. The see of;given to St Pol,367Le Rouzic, Zacharie.A Breton archæologist;mentioned,45Lewis.An island in the Outer Hebrides;mentioned,53Leyden, John.A Scottish poet and Orientalist;his treatment of legendary material,211Lézat.A town in Brittany;had a reputation as the abode of sorcerers,242Lez-Breiz, Morvan.SeeMorvanLieue de Grève.A place in Brittany;Arthur’s fight with the dragon of,278-281Livonia.The country;were-wolf superstition in,290Llanvithin.A village in Wales;mentioned,21Loc-Christ.Monastery of, built under the persuasion of St Winwaloe,370-371Locmaria.A place in Brittany,199Locmariaquer.A town in Brittany;megaliths at,42Logres.An ancient British kingdom;in the Lay of Eliduc,306-311Loguivy-Plougras.A town in Brittany,137Lohanec.A village in Brittany;St Yves incumbent of,351Lohengrin.A knight, in German legend;mentioned,137Loire.The river;mentioned,16,174,253Loire-Inférieure.One of the departments of Brittany,13London.The city;mentioned,31,99Long Meg.A Cumberland legend;mentioned,44Longsword, William.Earl of Salisbury;identified as the nobleman to whom Marie of France dedicated herFables,284Lorelei.A water-spirit of the Rhine;mentioned,64Lorgnez.A Frankish chieftain;Morvan fights with, and slays,217-218Lost Daughter, The.The story of,75-80Lot.King of Lothian, grandfather of St Kentigern,357Lothian.A district in Scotland, formerly a kingdom;mentioned,357,359407Lothian, East.A county of Scotland;mentioned,357Loudéac.Anarrondissementof Brittany,88Lough Neagh.A lake in Ireland;according to Irish legend, the site of submerged city,187Louis I (the Pious).King of France;places the native chieftain Nomenoë over Brittany,23;St Convoyon visits, to obtain confirmation of grants,335Louis IX.King of France;mentioned,208Louis XI.King of France;mentioned,36,205Louis XII.King of France;Anne of Brittany married to,36Louis XV.King of France;honours the Count of La Garaye,195Louis.Baron of Jauioz;the story of,145-147Louvre, The.A palace in Paris;mentioned,206Lucius.Roman consul, sometimes referred to as Emperor;King Arthur moves against,275Luzel, F. M.HisGuerziou Breiz-Izel, mentioned,211Lyonesse.A legendary kingdom near Cornwall,257

Lady of La Garaye, The.Poem by Mrs Norton;quoted,194,195,196

Lady of La Garaye, The.Poem by Mrs Norton;

quoted,194,195,196

Lady of the Lake.In Arthurian legend, Vivien;foster-mother of Lancelot,69,257;of Breton origin,256;gives Arthur the sword Excalibur,256-257See alsoVivien

Lady of the Lake.In Arthurian legend, Vivien;

foster-mother of Lancelot,69,257;

of Breton origin,256;

gives Arthur the sword Excalibur,256-257

See alsoVivien

La Garaye.A Breton château, near Dinan;the story of the Lady of,195

La Garaye.A Breton château, near Dinan;

the story of the Lady of,195

Lailoken.A character in early British legend;mentioned,70

Lailoken.A character in early British legend;

mentioned,70

Lais.Of Marie de France;their value in the study of Breton lore,283;date and other circumstances of their composition,283-284;stories from,284-289,292-331

Lais.Of Marie de France;

their value in the study of Breton lore,283;

date and other circumstances of their composition,283-284;

stories from,284-289,292-331

Lake of Anguish, The.A lake in Hell;in the story of the Bride of Satan,144;in the story of the Baron of Jauioz,146

Lake of Anguish, The.A lake in Hell;

in the story of the Bride of Satan,144;

in the story of the Baron of Jauioz,146

La Lande Marie.A place in Brittany;the dolmen at,51

La Lande Marie.A place in Brittany;

the dolmen at,51

Lancelot, Sir.One of the Knights of the Round Table, son of King Ban of Benwik;stolen and brought up by Vivien,257;does not appear in Celtic legend,257;mentioned,64,69

Lancelot, Sir.One of the Knights of the Round Table, son of King Ban of Benwik;

stolen and brought up by Vivien,257;

does not appear in Celtic legend,257;

mentioned,64,69

Landévennec.A town in Brittany;a chapel of St Nicholas at,345;a monastery built at, by St Winwaloe,371

Landévennec.A town in Brittany;

a chapel of St Nicholas at,345;

a monastery built at, by St Winwaloe,371

Landivisiau.A town in Brittany,338;fine carvings in the church of,339-340

Landivisiau.A town in Brittany,338;

fine carvings in the church of,339-340

Landegu.A village in Cornwall;St Keenan at,344

Landegu.A village in Cornwall;

St Keenan at,344

Langoad.A town in Brittany,198

Language.Brezonek, the tongue of the Bretons,15;the old Breton tongue closely similar to Welsh,15;the Latin tongue did not spread over Brittany,17

Language.Brezonek, the tongue of the Bretons,15;

the old Breton tongue closely similar to Welsh,15;

the Latin tongue did not spread over Brittany,17

Largoet.A Breton château,206

406La Roche-Bernard.A town in Brittany,376

406

La Roche-Bernard.A town in Brittany,376

La Roche-sur-Blavet.A place in Brittany;a retreat of Gildas and St Bieuzy,345

La Roche-sur-Blavet.A place in Brittany;

a retreat of Gildas and St Bieuzy,345

La Roche-Derrien.A place in Brittany;battle at,31

La Roche-Derrien.A place in Brittany;

battle at,31

La Roche-Jagu.A Breton château,203-204

La Rose.A young man;in the story of the Magic Rose,156-162

La Rose.A young man;

in the story of the Magic Rose,156-162

Latin.The language;did not spread over Brittany,17

Latin.The language;

did not spread over Brittany,17

Laustic, The Lay of.One of theLaisof Marie de France,302-305

Laval, Gilles de.SeeRetz

Laval, Jean de.Governor of Brittany,207;married to Françoise de Foix, Countess of Châteaubriant,207

Laval, Jean de.Governor of Brittany,207;

married to Françoise de Foix, Countess of Châteaubriant,207

Lay of the Were-Wolf, The.One of theLaisof Marie de France,284-289

League, The.A Catholic organization formed against the Huguenots,205,206;Fontenelle associated with,229

League, The.A Catholic organization formed against the Huguenots,205,206;

Fontenelle associated with,229

Le Braz, Anatole.Cited,102,184n.

Le Clerc, L.Cited,16n.

Le Croisic.A town in Brittany,373

Le Faouet.A village in Brittany;the chapel of St Barbe near,332-333,334-335

Le Faouet.A village in Brittany;

the chapel of St Barbe near,332-333,334-335

Legend.The meaning of the term,173

Le Goff, P.Cited,16n.

Le Grand, A.Cited,184n.

Léguer.A town in Brittany,220

Léguer, Lake of.In the story of the Princess Starbright,121,131

Lelian.Father of St Tivisiau,338

Le Moustoir-le-Juch.A village in Brittany;fireplace in the church of,381

Le Moustoir-le-Juch.A village in Brittany;

fireplace in the church of,381

Leo IV.Pope;Nomenoë sends gifts to,337;and St Convoyon,337

Leo IV.Pope;

Nomenoë sends gifts to,337;

and St Convoyon,337

Léon.I. A county of Brittany,23,143,212,225,226,229,356,367,388II. The see of;given to St Pol,367

Léon.

I. A county of Brittany,23,143,212,225,226,229,356,367,388

II. The see of;

given to St Pol,367

Le Rouzic, Zacharie.A Breton archæologist;mentioned,45

Le Rouzic, Zacharie.A Breton archæologist;

mentioned,45

Lewis.An island in the Outer Hebrides;mentioned,53

Lewis.An island in the Outer Hebrides;

mentioned,53

Leyden, John.A Scottish poet and Orientalist;his treatment of legendary material,211

Leyden, John.A Scottish poet and Orientalist;

his treatment of legendary material,211

Lézat.A town in Brittany;had a reputation as the abode of sorcerers,242

Lézat.A town in Brittany;

had a reputation as the abode of sorcerers,242

Lez-Breiz, Morvan.SeeMorvan

Lieue de Grève.A place in Brittany;Arthur’s fight with the dragon of,278-281

Lieue de Grève.A place in Brittany;

Arthur’s fight with the dragon of,278-281

Livonia.The country;were-wolf superstition in,290

Livonia.The country;

were-wolf superstition in,290

Llanvithin.A village in Wales;mentioned,21

Llanvithin.A village in Wales;

mentioned,21

Loc-Christ.Monastery of, built under the persuasion of St Winwaloe,370-371

Locmaria.A place in Brittany,199

Locmariaquer.A town in Brittany;megaliths at,42

Locmariaquer.A town in Brittany;

megaliths at,42

Logres.An ancient British kingdom;in the Lay of Eliduc,306-311

Logres.An ancient British kingdom;

in the Lay of Eliduc,306-311

Loguivy-Plougras.A town in Brittany,137

Lohanec.A village in Brittany;St Yves incumbent of,351

Lohanec.A village in Brittany;

St Yves incumbent of,351

Lohengrin.A knight, in German legend;mentioned,137

Lohengrin.A knight, in German legend;

mentioned,137

Loire.The river;mentioned,16,174,253

Loire.The river;

mentioned,16,174,253

Loire-Inférieure.One of the departments of Brittany,13

London.The city;mentioned,31,99

London.The city;

mentioned,31,99

Long Meg.A Cumberland legend;mentioned,44

Long Meg.A Cumberland legend;

mentioned,44

Longsword, William.Earl of Salisbury;identified as the nobleman to whom Marie of France dedicated herFables,284

Longsword, William.Earl of Salisbury;

identified as the nobleman to whom Marie of France dedicated herFables,284

Lorelei.A water-spirit of the Rhine;mentioned,64

Lorelei.A water-spirit of the Rhine;

mentioned,64

Lorgnez.A Frankish chieftain;Morvan fights with, and slays,217-218

Lorgnez.A Frankish chieftain;

Morvan fights with, and slays,217-218

Lost Daughter, The.The story of,75-80

Lot.King of Lothian, grandfather of St Kentigern,357

Lothian.A district in Scotland, formerly a kingdom;mentioned,357,359

Lothian.A district in Scotland, formerly a kingdom;

mentioned,357,359

407Lothian, East.A county of Scotland;mentioned,357

407

Lothian, East.A county of Scotland;

mentioned,357

Loudéac.Anarrondissementof Brittany,88

Lough Neagh.A lake in Ireland;according to Irish legend, the site of submerged city,187

Lough Neagh.A lake in Ireland;

according to Irish legend, the site of submerged city,187

Louis I (the Pious).King of France;places the native chieftain Nomenoë over Brittany,23;St Convoyon visits, to obtain confirmation of grants,335

Louis I (the Pious).King of France;

places the native chieftain Nomenoë over Brittany,23;

St Convoyon visits, to obtain confirmation of grants,335

Louis IX.King of France;mentioned,208

Louis IX.King of France;

mentioned,208

Louis XI.King of France;mentioned,36,205

Louis XI.King of France;

mentioned,36,205

Louis XII.King of France;Anne of Brittany married to,36

Louis XII.King of France;

Anne of Brittany married to,36

Louis XV.King of France;honours the Count of La Garaye,195

Louis XV.King of France;

honours the Count of La Garaye,195

Louis.Baron of Jauioz;the story of,145-147

Louis.Baron of Jauioz;

the story of,145-147

Louvre, The.A palace in Paris;mentioned,206

Louvre, The.A palace in Paris;

mentioned,206

Lucius.Roman consul, sometimes referred to as Emperor;King Arthur moves against,275

Lucius.Roman consul, sometimes referred to as Emperor;

King Arthur moves against,275

Luzel, F. M.HisGuerziou Breiz-Izel, mentioned,211

Lyonesse.A legendary kingdom near Cornwall,257

MacCulloch, J. R.Cited,59n.,70,102,188n.,189n.,381MacCunn, Hamish.Composer;mentioned,145Machutes.SeeSt MaloMacpherson, James.A Scottish poet;mentioned,23,211MacRitchie, D.Cited,74Mac-tierns(‘Sons of the Chief’). A name given to Brian and Alain, sons of Count Eudo,29Mageen.Mother of St Tivisiau,338Magic.SeeSorceryMagic Rose, The.The story of,156-162Mahābhārata. A Hindu epic;mentioned,52Maison des Follets.A name given to a megalithic structure at Cancoet,49Mamau, Y.Welsh deities,87Man of Honour, The.The story of,147-155Maraud.A peasant;in the story of the Lost Daughter,75-77March.The month;personified in the story of Princess Starbright,128-129Margawse.Sister of King Arthur, wife of King Lot of Lothian,357Margots la Fée, Les.Fairies which inhabit large rocks and the moorlands,88Marguerite.A maiden, avenged by Du Guesclin,33-35Marie de France.A twelfth-century French poetess;acknowledged Breton sources for her work,255,283;theLaisandFablesof,283-284;personal history,283;stories from theLais,284-331;and the Lay of Laustic,302;and the Lay of Eliduc,305-306;and the Lay of the Dolorous Knight,328,330-331Mark.King of Cornwall;in the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,258-274Mark.King of Vannes;and St Pol of Léon,364Marot, Claude Toussaint.Count of La Garaye;the story of,194-196Marriage.Costume of the bride in the Escoublac district,374;the Pardon of Notre Dame de la Clarté made the occasion of betrothals,378;wedding customs,385-386Marriage-Girdle, The.The ballad of,234-236Marseilles.The city;mentioned,195Matsys, Quentin.A Flemish painter;the well of, at Antwerp,205Matthew.Seigneur of Beauvau;in the story of the Clerk of Rohan,189-193Maunoir.A Jesuit Father,388Mauron.A town in Brittany;battle at,31May, Isle of.An island in the Firth of Forth,357Mayenne.Charles de Lorraine, Duke of;408one of the leaders of the Catholic League,229Megaliths.The derivation and meaning of the terms ‘menhir’ and ‘dolmen,’37-38;nature and purpose of the monuments,38-39;the menhir of Dol, and its legend,39-41;the chapel-dolmen at Plouaret,41;the megaliths at Camaret,41;at Penmarch,41;at Carnac,42-45;the tumulus at Mont-Saint-Michel,45;the dolmen at Rocenaud,46;‘cup-and-ring’ markings,46-48;the gallery of Gavr’inis,48;the megaliths of the Ile aux Moines and the Ile d’Arz,48;folk-beliefs associated with the monuments,48-53;tales connected with them,52;the question of the date of their erection,53;the nains’ inscriptions upon,97-98;the megaliths of Carnac supposed to have been built by the gorics,98See alsoMenhirandDolmensMelusine.A fairy, in French folk-lore;mentioned,327Menao.A place in Wales;battle of,22Ménéac.A town in Brittany;megaliths at,42Menhir.A megalithic monument,18;the menhir of Dol,18,39-40;probably connected with pillar-worship and Irminsul-worship,18n.;derivation and meaning of the term,38;purpose of the monuments,38-39Meriadok.A Cornish knight;in the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,269,272Meriadus.A Breton chieftain;in the Lay of Gugemar,299-301Merlin.An enchanter, in Arthurian legend;meets Vivien in Broceliande, and is afterward enchanted by her there,65-69;his relationship with Vivien as presented in Arthurian legend,69;the varying conceptions of,70;the typical Druid or wise man of Celtic tradition,70;protects Arthur in his combat with Sir Pellinore,256;and Arthur’s finding of Excalibur,256-257Mezléan.A place in Brittany,362,363;the Clerk of, in the ballad of Azénor the Pale,361-363Milton of Colquhoun.A district in Scotland;inscribed stones found in,47Minihy.A town in Brittany;St Yves’ will and breviary preserved in the church of,353Modred, Sir.Nephew of King Arthur;his contest with the King,344Moncontour.A village in Brittany,242Moneduc.Mother of St Nennocha,340Montagnes d’Arrée, orArez.A mountain chain in Brittany;the Yeun in,102;mentioned,235Montalembert, Comte de.HisMoines d’Occident, cited,19Montfort, John of.Duke of Brittany (John IV);disputes the succession to the Dukedom,30-32,35-36;captures the château of Suscino,210;mentioned,204Montmorency.The house of;mentioned,174Montreuil-sur-Mer.A town in the Pas-de-Calais, France;St Winwaloe’s body preserved at,371Mont-Saint-Michel.I. A tumulus,45-46II. An island off the coast of Brittany,45n.;King Arthur’s fight with the giant of,275;mentioned,103Moor, The.In a story of Morvan;Morvan’s fight with,218-220;the character of, probably drawn from Carlovingian legend,225Moors, The.Mentioned,225Moore, Thomas.The poet;quoted,187Moraunt.An Irish ambassador at the English Court;in the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,262-263,264,266Morbihan.I. One of the departments of Brittany,13,48,49;the nains’ inscriptions on the megaliths of,98;the Pardon of Notre Dame de la Clarté held in,378II. An inland sea or gulf in the south of Brittany, (Gulf of Morbihan);409naval battle between the Romans and Veneti probably took place in,16;mentioned,48Morgan, Duke.A Cymric chieftain;in the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,258-259,261-262Morin.A priest,388Morlaix.A town in Brittany;the castle of, haunted by gorics,99;the teursts of the district of,100;in the story of the Youth who did not Know,106,107,108,109;national costume in,376-377Morte d’Arthur.Malory’s romance;the presentation of Vivien in,69;Arthur’s finding of Excalibur related in,256;incident in, paralleled in the Lay of Gugemar,301-302;mentioned,257Morvan Lez-Breiz.A famous Breton hero of the ninth century,212;stories of,212-224;tradition that he will return to “drive the Franks from the Breton land,”224Mourioche, The.A malicious demon,101Müller, W. Max.Mentioned,358Murillo.A celebrated Spanish painter;paintings by, in the château of Caradeuc,207Mut.An Egyptian goddess;mentioned,43Muzillac.A town in Brittany;head-dress of the women of,376

MacCulloch, J. R.Cited,59n.,70,102,188n.,189n.,381

MacCunn, Hamish.Composer;mentioned,145

MacCunn, Hamish.Composer;

mentioned,145

Machutes.SeeSt Malo

Macpherson, James.A Scottish poet;mentioned,23,211

Macpherson, James.A Scottish poet;

mentioned,23,211

MacRitchie, D.Cited,74

Mac-tierns(‘Sons of the Chief’). A name given to Brian and Alain, sons of Count Eudo,29

Mageen.Mother of St Tivisiau,338

Magic.SeeSorcery

Magic Rose, The.The story of,156-162

Mahābhārata. A Hindu epic;mentioned,52

Mahābhārata. A Hindu epic;

mentioned,52

Maison des Follets.A name given to a megalithic structure at Cancoet,49

Mamau, Y.Welsh deities,87

Man of Honour, The.The story of,147-155

Maraud.A peasant;in the story of the Lost Daughter,75-77

Maraud.A peasant;

in the story of the Lost Daughter,75-77

March.The month;personified in the story of Princess Starbright,128-129

March.The month;

personified in the story of Princess Starbright,128-129

Margawse.Sister of King Arthur, wife of King Lot of Lothian,357

Margots la Fée, Les.Fairies which inhabit large rocks and the moorlands,88

Marguerite.A maiden, avenged by Du Guesclin,33-35

Marie de France.A twelfth-century French poetess;acknowledged Breton sources for her work,255,283;theLaisandFablesof,283-284;personal history,283;stories from theLais,284-331;and the Lay of Laustic,302;and the Lay of Eliduc,305-306;and the Lay of the Dolorous Knight,328,330-331

Marie de France.A twelfth-century French poetess;

acknowledged Breton sources for her work,255,283;

theLaisandFablesof,283-284;

personal history,283;

stories from theLais,284-331;

and the Lay of Laustic,302;

and the Lay of Eliduc,305-306;

and the Lay of the Dolorous Knight,328,330-331

Mark.King of Cornwall;in the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,258-274

Mark.King of Cornwall;

in the story of Tristrem and Ysonde,258-274

Mark.King of Vannes;and St Pol of Léon,364

Mark.King of Vannes;

and St Pol of Léon,364

Marot, Claude Toussaint.Count of La Garaye;the story of,194-196

Marot, Claude Toussaint.Count of La Garaye;

the story of,194-196

Marriage.Costume of the bride in the Escoublac district,374;the Pardon of Notre Dame de la Clarté made the occasion of betrothals,378;wedding customs,385-386

Marriage.Costume of the bride in the Escoublac district,374;

the Pardon of Notre Dame de la Clarté made the occasion of betrothals,378;

wedding customs,385-386

Marriage-Girdle, The.The ballad of,234-236

Marseilles.The city;mentioned,195

Marseilles.The city;

mentioned,195

Matsys, Quentin.A Flemish painter;the well of, at Antwerp,205

Matsys, Quentin.A Flemish painter;

the well of, at Antwerp,205

Matthew.Seigneur of Beauvau;in the story of the Clerk of Rohan,189-193

Matthew.Seigneur of Beauvau;

in the story of the Clerk of Rohan,189-193

Maunoir.A Jesuit Father,388

Mauron.A town in Brittany;battle at,31

Mauron.A town in Brittany;

battle at,31

May, Isle of.An island in the Firth of Forth,357

Mayenne.Charles de Lorraine, Duke of;408one of the leaders of the Catholic League,229

Mayenne.Charles de Lorraine, Duke of;

408

one of the leaders of the Catholic League,229

Megaliths.The derivation and meaning of the terms ‘menhir’ and ‘dolmen,’37-38;nature and purpose of the monuments,38-39;the menhir of Dol, and its legend,39-41;the chapel-dolmen at Plouaret,41;the megaliths at Camaret,41;at Penmarch,41;at Carnac,42-45;the tumulus at Mont-Saint-Michel,45;the dolmen at Rocenaud,46;‘cup-and-ring’ markings,46-48;the gallery of Gavr’inis,48;the megaliths of the Ile aux Moines and the Ile d’Arz,48;folk-beliefs associated with the monuments,48-53;tales connected with them,52;the question of the date of their erection,53;the nains’ inscriptions upon,97-98;the megaliths of Carnac supposed to have been built by the gorics,98See alsoMenhirandDolmens

Megaliths.The derivation and meaning of the terms ‘menhir’ and ‘dolmen,’37-38;

nature and purpose of the monuments,38-39;

the menhir of Dol, and its legend,39-41;

the chapel-dolmen at Plouaret,41;

the megaliths at Camaret,41;

at Penmarch,41;

at Carnac,42-45;

the tumulus at Mont-Saint-Michel,45;

the dolmen at Rocenaud,46;

‘cup-and-ring’ markings,46-48;

the gallery of Gavr’inis,48;

the megaliths of the Ile aux Moines and the Ile d’Arz,48;

folk-beliefs associated with the monuments,48-53;

tales connected with them,52;

the question of the date of their erection,53;

the nains’ inscriptions upon,97-98;

the megaliths of Carnac supposed to have been built by the gorics,98