The legend of Ys was confined to the folk of Brittany until 1839, when T. Hersart de la Villemarqué published a collection of popular songs collected from oral tradition, the Barzaz Breizh.

Barzaz Breiz ( in modern spelling Barzhaz Breizh, meaning " Ballads of Brittany ": Barz is the equivalent of " bard " and Breiz means " Brittany ") is a collection of Breton popular songs collected by Théodore Hersart de la Villemarqué and published in 1839.

* The Barzaz Breiz, compilation of popular songs written by Théodore Hersart de la Villemarqué, is a source of inspiration for Denez Prigent, particularly for gwerz.

Gwenc ' hlan is the cognomen of a legendary 6th century Breton druid and bard called Kian, the subject and purported author of a Breton song called " Diougan Gwenc ' hlan " ( Gwenc ' hlan's prophecy ), published by Hersart de la Villemarqué in his 1839 anthology Barzaz Breiz.

At the end of the 19th century, the vicomte Theodore Hersart de la Villemarqué's collection of largely nationalistic Breton songs, Barzaz Breiz, was also influential, and was partially responsible for preserving Breton traditions.

Nominoe's Vow, a Victorian illustration to a ballad about Nominoe in Barzaz Breiz in which he vows vengeance on the Franks for killing a Breton emissary

Nominoe's Vow, an illustration to the English translation of Barzaz Breiz, depicting the early Breton leader Nominoe vowing vengeance on the Franks for killing a Breton emissary

The Barzaz Breiz brought Breton folk culture for the first time into European awareness.

Joanna was later celebrated for her exploits in Breton folklore, in particular in a ballad collected in Barzaz Breiz.

Lancelot or Lancelin may have instead been the hero of an independent folk-tale which had contact with and was ultimately absorbed into the Arthurian tradition: the theft of an infant by a water-fairy, the appearance of the hero at a tournament on three consecutive days in three different disguises, and the rescue of a queen or princess from an Other-World prison are all features of a well-known and widespread tale, variants of which are found in almost every land, and numerous examples of which have been collected by Theodore Hersart de la Villemarqué in his Barzaz Breiz, by Emmanuel Cosquin in his Contes Lorrains, and by J. F. Campbell in his Tales of the West Highlands.

Théodore de Villemarqué in Barzaz Breiz uses the term interchangeably with " fairy " and distinguishes them from dwarves (" nains ").

It was the language of the upper classes until the 12th century, after which it became the language of commoners in West Brittany ( Breizh Izel ), while the nobility, followed by the bourgeoisie, adopted French.

* Breizh Cola is a local brand from Brittany ( France ).

The Duchy of Brittany ( Breton: Dugelezh Breizh, French: Duché de Bretagne ) was a medieval tribal and feudal state that existed between 936 and 1547, covering the northwestern peninsula of Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the English Channel to the north, and less definitively by the Loire River to the south and Normandy and other French provinces to the east.

After emigration from southwestern Britain to northern Armorica, a sister kingdom also called Domnonia ( Breton: Dumnonea, French: Domnonée ) was established on the continental north Atlantic coast in what became known as Brittany ( Breton: Breizh, French Bretagne, " Britain "), the name of which derives from the French Grande-Bretagne coined to distinguish the island from Bretagne.

Constance of Penthièvre ( Breton: Konstanza Penture, or Konstanza Breizh ) ( 12 June 1161 – 5 September 1201 ) was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196.

E trouz ar gêr, about the artificial aspects of living in a city, and An hentoù adkavet, about the revival of the Tro Breizh, are his first songs devoted to Brittany, its culture and its relation to nature.

Conan IV of Penthièvre ( 1138 – February 20, 1171 ), ( Breton: Konan V Penteur, and Konan Breizh ) called " the Young ", was duke of Brittany, from 1156 to his death.

* Skol uhel ar vro – High Institute of Brittany-Ti Istor Breizh – The house for the History of Brittany

* Istor Breizh e saozneg-History of Brittany in English

* Douaroniezh Breizh – Geography of Brittany

* Bannieloù Breizh, the vexillological and heraldical association of Brittany

* Tro Breizh ( Breton for " Tour of Brittany "), a Catholic pilgrimage that links the towns of the seven founding saints of Brittany, including Tréguier, Saint Tudwal's town

* Breizh. net A " non-profit association whose objective is the promotion of Brittany and the Breton language on the web "

On 15 January 2004 the French fishing trawler Bugaled Breizh ( child of Brittany ) was sunk off Lizard Point with the loss of five lives.

Breiz Atao ( also Breizh Atao ) ( in Breton Brittany For Ever ), was a Breton nationalist journal in the mid-twentieth century.

Lower Brittany ( Breizh Izel in Breton, Basse-Bretagne in French ) denotes the parts of Brittany west of Ploërmel, where the Breton language was traditionally spoken, and where the culture associated with this language is most prolific.

The term " Breizh Izel " is mentioned numerous times in Breton songs of the 19th century and 20th century, possibly because the Breton word " Izel " holds no negative connotations.

Breizh Cola (, from the Breton word for Brittany ), is a brand of cola bottled by Phare Ouest and sold in Brittany, France.

In 1989 Mouladurioù Hor Yezh issued a Barzhaz Breizh with only the Breton text, but transcribed into modern spelling and including the musical score.

In 1996, Coop Breizh published a pocket version of the book in French without the Breton text.

* Sav Breizh, a monthly periodical founded by Erwan Vallerie, a Breton nationalist

The launching of the Breton TV Breizh in 2000 was intended to offer wider coverage of Breton.

TV Breizh was a Breton-speaking TV channel offered programming fully in Breton, but the station went out of business by 2007.

Altercolas like Breizh Cola appeal to consumers because they offer different and unique flavours, and are also popular with those concerned about preserving diversity of choice in beverages.

The Breizh Stourmer has been accused by elements of the RCK of having extreme-right leanings.

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He was also involved in the conception and publication of the following works: 500 Bretons à connaître ( Ancre de Marine, 1989 ), revising the Guide Bleu Bretagne ( Hachette, 1991 ), Guides Gallimard Bretagne, Les noms qui ont fait l ’ histoire de Bretagne ( Coop Breizh / ICB, 1997 ), Dictionnaire des femmes en Bretagne ( UTL / Coop Breizh, 1999 ), La Bretagne entre Armor et Argoat ( Reader ’ s Digest, 1999 ).

La Bretagne en âge de réveil, Spézet, Coop Breizh, 1998.

In 1865 the standard English translation by Tom Taylor was published under the title Ballads and Songs of Brittany.

* Gardner, Martin, " The Annotated Casey at the Bat: A Collection of Ballads about the Mighty Casey ", New York: Clarkson Potter.

In his " Preface to Lyrical Ballads ", which is called the " manifesto " of English Romantic criticism, Wordsworth calls his poems " experimental.

* Joyce, R. D., " Earl Gerald and His Bride ", in Ballads of Irish Chivalry.

With the success of " Gypsy Ballads ", came an estrangement from Dali and the breakdown of a love affair with sculptor Emilio Soriano Aladrén.

* William Wordsworth in " The Female Vagrant ", included in Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads

His musical accomplishments include the Grammy Award for his 1959 hit and signature song " El Paso ", taken from his album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs.

Robbins ' song " Big Iron ", originally released on his 1959 album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, gained renewed popularity following its use in the video game Fallout: New Vegas.

The song, " Benny ' Kid ' Paret ", was published in Broadside magazine that same month and was recorded later in the year by Turner's group, The New World Singers, for the 1963 Folkways album Broadside Ballads, Vol.

It is based on the early lives of English poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, in particular their collaboration on the " Lyrical Ballads ", and Coleridge's writing of Kubla Khan.

* 1931: " Lied der roten Flieger " ( after Kirsanow ); Four Songs ( after Frank, Weinert ) from the film Niemandsland '; Three Songs from the film Kuhle Wampe ( texts of Brecht ); " Ballad of the Pirates ", " Song of Mariken ", Four Ballads ( with Bertolt Brecht ); Suite No. 2, Op.

In 2006 Cocker appeared on albums Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited ( song " I Just Came to Tell You That I'm Going ", co-performed with Kid Loco ) and Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys ( song " A Drop of Nelson's Blood ").

Of the Columbia River Ballads " Roll on, Columbia ", which he set to a modified version of Huddie Ledbetter's " Goodnight, Irene ", was by far the most popular.

Image: The-Twa-Corbies. jpg | " The Twa Corbies ", illustration to Some British Ballads

The Arizona Rangers were featured in the song, " Big Iron ", in Western singer Marty Robbins ' album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs.

They are best known for " Where the Wild Roses Grow ", a collaborative single with Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue from their ninth studio album, Murder Ballads ( 1996 ).

During the summer of 1999, while on its own " Rock Never Stops Tour " ( which included Ted Nugent and Night Ranger ), Slaughter enjoyed a brief commercial resurgence, with the "# 1 Track " on the VH-1 CD " Power Ballads " with " Fly To The Angels ", " Up All Night " became the "# 1 Track " on Rhino Records " Hard Hitters ," and also took part in the Summer 2000 " Poison, Cinderella, Dokken and Slaughter " tour.

Hal Willner and Johnny Depp's anthology of songs, Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys ( 2006 ) contains two contributions from Steadman ; he sings lead on " Little Boy Billee ", and sings backing vocals on Eliza Carthy's song " Rolling Sea ".

The band collaborated with writer Ali Smith on the song " Half an Apple ", for the album Ballads of the Book, released in March 2007.

* Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys – " Turkish Revelry ", " Good Ship Venus " ( 2006, ANTI -)

Ballads about anti-heroes include " Wild Bill Jones ", " Stagger Lee " and " John Hardy ".

* '" Tam Lin ", from The Book of Ballads and Sagas ( Green Man Press )

* Lid un balade af di karpatn (" Songs and Ballads of the Carpathians ", Paris: Afsnay, 1968 )

" The Twa Corbies ", Illustration by Arthur Rackham to Some British Ballads