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 Brittany
In 2004 the population of Brittany is estimated at 4,200,000 inhabitants.
The Kingdom of France defeated the Breton army in 1488 and the last Duke of independent Brittany was forced to submit to a treaty giving the King of France the right to determine the marriage of the Duke's daughter, the heir to the Duchy.
Inspired by the Scottish pipe band tradition, an analogous movement was founded in Brittany in the early second half of the 20th century, and the bagadoù (pipe bands) with their Bagpipes (known as binious), bombardes, and drums are today a common phenomenon at festivals and public occasions.
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 Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
From the outset of the reign of Charles the Bald, the integrity of Anjou was seriously menaced by a two-fold danger: from Brittany and from Normandy.
The principality, which he thus carved out for himself, was occupied, on his death, by Erispoé, duke of Brittany; by him it was handed down to his successors, in whose hands it remained until the beginning of the 10th century.
All this time the Normans had not ceased ravaging the country; a brave man was needed to defend it, and finally towards 861, Charles the Bald entrusted it to Robert the Strong, but Robert unfortunately met with his death in 866 in a battle against the Normans at Brissarthe.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Brittany
Brittany (French: Bretagne, pronounced ; Breton: Breizh pronounced /bʁejs/ ; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent kingdom and duchy, and a province of France.
In Brittany, there is a very old pilgrimage called the Tro Breizh (tour of Brittany), where the pilgrims walk around Brittany from the grave of one founder saint to another.
Historically Brittany was a beer producing region, however due to import of wine from other regions of France, beer drinking and production slowly came to an end in the early to mid 20th century.
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 Brittany - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Brittany
A lobster fisherman in the town of Le Guilvinec-Lechiagat in Brittany, northeast France.
Brittany was the Gallo-Roman province of Armorica after being conquered by Julius Caesar in 56
By the 9th century Brittany was converted to Christianity, and in the 10th century it became an independent duchy.
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 Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brittany is one of the six Celtic Nations.
At the emperor's death, he was crowned king and his descendants ruled Brittany until the Norman invasions.
Legendary road bicycle racer Bernard Hinault was born in the town of Yffiniac in Brittany.
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 Brittany - Toseeka Search Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brittany (French: Bretagne, pronounced ; Breton: Breizh pronounced ; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent kingdom and duchy, and a province of France.
Barbetorte became the first Duke of Brittany, and officially a vassal of the French King.The uprising of Duchess Anne was the last independent ruler of the duchy and tried to resist to the French threat marrying the archiduke Maximilian (king of the Romans and later emperor) in 1490.
However, since the 1970s toll is not collected in the roads of Brittany due to the revival of these old laws.Since the mid-20th century, Brittany's culture has revived in a surprising way, with the bagadoù, especially after the early '70s Alan Stivell concerts.
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 Brittany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Modern flag Brittany occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of France, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south.
Brittany is also known for the calvaires (calvaries), elaborately carved sculptures of crucifixion scenes, to be found in churchyards of villages and small towns, especially in Western Brittany.
French, the official language of the French Republic, is spoken all over Brittany, but the region has two other languages, both still spoken by minorities, typically in rural areas: Breton, a Celtic language related to the same origin as Welsh; and Gallo, a Romance language related to the same origin as French.
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 Brittany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brittany (French: Bretagne; Breton: Breizh; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former province and present-day administrative region of France.
The principal city is Rennes, although the historical capital of the Duchy of Brittany was Nantes.
The Onion Johnny from the Roscoff area of Brittany was, ironically, for the British, the image of the stereotypical Frenchman.
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 Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
After the French army was defeated once again in 851 at the battle of Jengland by the army of King Erispoë, Charles the Bald recognised the independence of Brittany and the title of king for its leader, with the posession of the counties of Rennes/Roazhon and Nantes/Naoned.
Too weak nevetheless to be recognized the title of king, he ruled Brittany as a "Duke", the title that would be held by his successors.
French, the only official language of the French Republic, is nowadays spoken all over Brittany, but the region has one other language with no official status: Breton, a Celtic language related to Welsh.
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 football.webdict.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
However, since the 1970's toll is not collected in the roads of Brittany due to the revival of these old laws.
Since the mid-20th century, Brittany's Culture has revived in a surprising way, first with the bagadoù, and specially after the early 70s Alan Stivell 's concerts.
The Onion Johnny from the area around Roscoff in Brittany was the image of the stereotypical Frenchman for British people.
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 Brittany House
Brittany Murphy (born Brittany Anne Murphy November 10, 1977) is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her performance as ''Tai Frazier'' in ''Clueless''.
Brittany is on the northwest coast of France and is a region unique in that country in its Celtic cultural derivation.
Brittany has been inhabited by the Celts since about the 6th century, and were independent for a time, though not united politically or, in all likelihood, culturally.
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 brittany
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The Brittany is a breed of gun dog that is primarily bred for bird hunting.
Brittany n : a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay [syn: Bretagne, Breiz]
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 Thomas Hovenden - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
He was a pupil of the South Kensington Art Schools and those of the National Academy of Design, New York, whither he had removed in 1863.
Subsequently he went to Paris and studied in the Ecole des Beaux Arts under Cabanel, but passed most of his time with the American colony in Brittany, at Pont-Aven, where he painted many pictures of the peasantry.
Returning to America in 1880, he became an academician in 1882, and attracted attention by an important canvas of "The Last Moments of John Brown" (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art).
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 The brittany resource
Brittany Jewell passes the ambassador crown to Brittany Eichenberger.
Funeral for Brittany Ann Maxwell, 17, of Somerville was Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m.
Brittany Harvis and Dana Ross continued their torrid scoring, accounting for all five goals during Delran's 5-2 win over visiting Burlington Township in a Burlington County League girls' soccer game.
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 Ys Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
Ys (also spelled Is or Ker-Ys in Breton) is a mythical city built in the Douarnenez bay in Brittany by Gradlon, King of Cornouaille, for his daughter Dahut.
However, a Breton folktale asserts that Gradlon met, spoke with and consoled the last Druid in Brittany, and oversaw his pagan burial, before building a chapel in his sacred grove.
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.
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 Brittany
In rural areas, Breton was traditionally spoken in the west (the "Basse-Bretagne"), and Gallo in the east.
The Onion Johnny from the Roscoff area of Brittany was the image of the stereotypical Frenchman.
Brittany Johnson piled on a whopping 43 points in a 91-71 win over Paris, leaving Olney still unbeaten in the conference at 6-0.
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 brittany resource page
NATCHEZ Brittany D. Kelly, the 16-year-old charged with the murder of her mother, nervously bit her lip and tapped her foot while her attorney entered a not guilty plea at a Monday morning arraignment.
NATCHEZ Brittany Kelly, 16, charged with murder and two counts of uttering a forgery, was released Thursday on a combined bond of $120,000.
Brittany Dajon Kelly, 16, 16 Phillip West Road, was arrested by Adams County Sheriffs officers as she left school, Maj. Jody Waldrop, an investigator with ACSO, said.
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 brittany superpage
Brittany Fishs family accepted an apology from the state Thursday after the Syracuse kidnapping victims photograph was mistakenly used to test an Amber Alert display.
Brittany Stein scored the tie-breaking goal midway through the second half and Justine Harvey turned in a strong game in goal for top-ranked Northern, which remained unbeaten with a 2-1 win over No. 4 Allegany in their Western Maryland Interscholastic League match Thursday night at Greenway Avenue Stadium.
Brittany Higdon is an 18-year-old junior at Fern Creek High School.
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 Brittany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
:''This is about the region in France; for other meanings of Brittany and Bretagne, see Brittany (disambiguation).'' Brittany (French Bretagne, Breton Breizh, Gallo Bertaèyn) is a peninsula in north-west France, bordering the English Channel on the north and the Bay of Biscay on the south.
French, the official language of the French Republic is spoken all over Brittany, but the region has two national languages: Breton, a Celtic language and Gallo, an Oïl language, both still spoken by minorities, typically in rural areas.
Inspired by the Scottish pipe band tradition, in the early second half of the 20th century an analogous movement was founded in Brittany, and now the bagadoù (pipe bands) with their bagpipes (called binious), bombardes and drums are a common phenomenon at festivals and public occasions.
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 Celt : search word
For other uses see Celtic (disambiguation).'' In ancient times, the Celts were a number of interrelated peoples in central Europe sharing a branch of Indo-European languages indicative of a common origin.
Today, "Celtic" is often used to describe the people and their respective cultures and languages of several ethnic groups in the British Isles, the French region of Brittany and the Spanish region of Galicia.
However, there are valid linguistic reasons for classifying the languages of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland with those of Brittany and of historical Gaul and Galatia, and Celtic has been adopted by linguists as a term of convenience, since the Celtic nations did not have a standard umbrella term for themselves.
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 Britain
About 1000 years later the region they had moved to was known as Brittany, and to distinguish the island the term Great Britain was used.
The kingdoms established on the island of Great Britain were perceived to be dominant over the whole archipelago, which had thus became known as the British Isles.
This page is similar to a disambiguation page.
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 brittany
ELIZABETHTOWN -- Since Brittany Fleming took over the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School cheerleading squad in the 2002-03 season, the energetic kindergarten teacher has propelled it from one that was competitive to one that has excelled.
Brittany Johnson (Jr.) Olney - The H&R's three-time defending Area Player of the Year had the best of her phenomenal three seasons thus far, averaging 31.7 points and seven rebounds for a Tigers team that advanced to the super-sectional for the second time in three years.
The Barbe Lady Bucs found their power stroke just in time and pitcher Brittany Abate was sensational as they defeated the Comeaux Lady Spartans 2-1 in eight innings on Tuesday, to remain in first place in District 2-5A at a perfect 6-0.
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 Conan
Conan I (Le Torte), 927-992, duke of Brittany and of Rennes.
Conan III (Le Gros) 1096-1148, duke of Brittany.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 spears brittany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brittany (French: Bretagne, lawyerounced /bʀətaɲ/; Breton: Breizh; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent kingdom and duchy, then province of France.
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 Brittany
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Brittany (French : Bretagne, pronounced /bʀətaɲ/ ; Breton : Breizh ; Gallo : Bertaèyn) is a former independent kingdom and duchy, then province of France
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 Brest, France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Located on the western tip of the Brittany peninsula, the city is an important port and naval base.
The military harbor was fortified by Vauban (1633-1707).
See Brest, Belarus and the disambiguation page Brest.
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 Brest, France - Gurupedia
Brest (population 155,000) is a city in Brittany, north-west France, in the département of Finistère (29).
Brittany peninsula, the city is an important port and naval base.
The military harbor was fortified by Vauban (
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 Lorient   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This article is about the city of Lorient in Brittany, France.
Lorient, or L'Orient, (Breton: An Oriant) is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan département, of Brittany.
Lorient is located on the south coast of Brittany on the Atlantic Ocean.
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