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My parents-in-law now live in Brittany, and they are very close to Brocéliande, the land of many Arthurian stories, filled with faeries and magicians and monsters. I am specialised in Medieval literature, especially Arthurian literature, and I love old fairytales, legends and folklore, so a visit there is in order. I will give a long report on the trip there, with many photos which will not be taken from google images (it is the case of the ones on this entry). Anyway, I just cannot wait. Marlow has one good thing going for it: the red kites. That's it. And the local pubs. That said, nothing beats Brocéliande, faeries, ogres, dragons, Merlin, Arthur, and some ghosts thrown into it for good measure.
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Je vois tes photos de Brocéliande et t'en donne une de
Jonquière. Pourquoi est-ce que la légende Arthurienne ne se passe pas dans le Royaume du Saguenay?
Sans blague, j'adorais visiter la Bretagne et ses terres de légendes.
I actually specialized in medieval British lit in grad school, too. Unfortunately, I went to a school that didn't have much to offer in that area, so I had to basically self-teach...and for a procrastinator, that meant I crammed in all the books on my directed reading list right before comps and forgot them shortly thereafter. Jealous of your locale.
Well, Holly, that's not quite locale yet, it's not exactly next door. I studied in England for my MA and PhD, it's the right place for that kind of studies, because it's so close to where the history/legend was. Cool you did medieval studies too (and that you commented on my blog).
PJ, c'est Jonquière sur la photo? Wow! Je n'aurais pas cru.
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