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unusual facts about Elven, Morbihan


Elwen

A Saint Elouan is said to have had his chapel at Saint-Guen, and to have been buried there, while a Saint Elven gave his name to the commune of Elven, Morbihan.


AberFest

After several years of visiting Lowender Peran and strengthening links, Pasco and Lorho, organised the first “Breizh – Kernow Festival” in 1987 (Breizh being Breton for Brittany and Kernow being Cornish for Cornwall) in Brandivy, in the Morbihan region of Brittany.

Brasserie Lancelot

The brasserie Lancelot is a French brewery founded in 1990 by Bernard Lancelot, located on the site of a gold mine in Roc-Saint-André in Morbihan.

Château de Comper

The Château de Comper is a castle located in Paimpont forest (former known as Brocéliande), three kilometers to the east of the village of Concoret in the département of Morbihan in the region of Brittany, France.

Coëtquidan

Camp Coëtquidan (Camp de Coëtquidan) is a French military educational facility located in Guer, Morbihan département, in Brittany, France.

Corellon Larethian

The elven gods are thought to have invaded from the plane of Ysgard, hungry for a realm of their own.

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Developing a deep hatred of humanity after the death of his elven girlfriend, Rose (originally localized as Rosa), at the hands of humans, Psaro plans to become the next Ruler of Evil using the power of evolution he obtained from the "Armlet of Transmutation."

Eldarion

He was great-grandson of Eärendil the Mariner (Eldarion is descended from Eärendil on both sides of his family and in him the two genealogical lines of the Half-elven are reunited), through his Half-elven mother Arwen; he was also the nephew of the Half-elf lords Elladan and Elrohir.

Élodie Guégan

Élodie Guégan (born December 19, 1985 in Ploemeur, Morbihan) is a French middle distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres.

Elvish Linguistic Fellowship

Parma Eldalamberon (Broken Quenya for 'The Book of Elven-tongues') was founded in 1971 as a fanzine devoted to a variety of invented literary languages, published under the auspices of the Mythopoeic Society.

Eöl

On the other hand, Fëanor and Nerdanel, as well as many other spouses of the Exiled Noldor, such as Fingolfin's wife, do not follow the husbands into exile, Eöl and Aredhel are the only known case of an Elven couple separating or indeed, having any real marital strife outside of the Exile.

His smithwork rivalled that of the greatest of the Elven-smiths, Fëanor and Celebrimbor, in both fame and fate.

Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan

Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France.

John Pilfold

In 1798, he was transferred to another big ship, the 74-gun HMS Impetueux; he gained some notoriety in 1800 by leading a raiding party into the Morbihan River and destroying a dozen French ships and wrecking port facilities in the river.

Louis Tromelin

Louis-François-Marie-Nicolas Le Goarant de Tromelin (born January 11, 1786, in Morbihan, Gavrin, died 1867) was a nineteenth-century French Naval captain, sent to the Pacific Ocean on political and military missions, and credited with the discovery of Phoenix Island (Rawaki) in the Phoenix group and Fais Island in the Carolines.

Matthew Mercer

Pryzm Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn - Zartu the Dark Unicorn, Elven King, Gnome Ruler

Midkemia

The Elven city of Elvandar is heavily borrowed from Lothlórien, and the Mac Mordain Cadal is certainly influenced by Moria.

Mythal

In Icewind Dale, it is revealed that a failed mythal created by the mage Larrel caused the destruction of the Severed Hand, an elven fortress.

Operation Cooney

Some raiders then joined the base established by the Dingson team in Saint-Marcel, Morbihan or the base established by the Samwest team in Duault, Côtes d'Armor.

Osgood Mackenzie

Mackenzie was born on 13 May 1842, at the Chateau de Talhouet, near Quimperlé, in Morbihan, Brittany.

Patrick Le Hyaric

Le Hyaric is a member of the executive of the French Communist Party and also the federal secretary of the Communist federation in the Morbihan.

Prehistory of Brittany

Some scholars see an influence of the central European Linearbandkeramic culture in the finds from the longmounds of Mané Ty Ec and Mané Pochat er Ieu (Morbihan), but this should rather be connected to the la Hoguette tradition, ultimately of Cardial extraction.

Prikosnovénie

The label is best known for its promotion of fairy and elven-styled music and art, which is often described as art inspired by fantasy stories such as The Lord of the Rings.

Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois

Born at the Château de Kerscamp, Hennebont, Morbihan, France, as Count Pierre Marie Xavier Raphael Antoine Melchior de Polignac, he was the fourth son and youngest child of Count Maxence Melchior Edouard Marie Louis de Polignac (1857–1936) and his Mexico-born wife whom he wed in Paris in 1881, Susana Mariana Estefanía Francisca de Paula del Corazón de la Torre y Mier (1858–1913).

Rick Cook

: Black Oak Mall was built on an elven power source, the gateway between Earth and Faery, and on the eve before May Day, security guard Andy Westlin may be the only chance of stopping the worst Faery has to offer from overrunning the Earth.

Saint-Goustan

The French port of Saint-Goustan is a former fishing port and trading centre situated beside the river Auray (or river Loc'h.) In modern times it has become one of the quarters of the commune of Auray in the department of Morbihan in Brittany.

Shannara

Jerle is distantly related to the Elven king, but he becomes next in line for the throne when the Warlock Lord's minions assassinate the entire royal family with the exception of the last son of Courtann Ballindarroch (the king), Alyten, who happened to have been away on a hunting trip, and two grandchildren of the king who were still toddlers.

The Elfin Knight

Omnia Performed this song, on Alive! (2007), as "The Elven Lover"

The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game

Galadriel is a good example of a magician, as is Melian the Maia, Queen of Doriath and the consort of the elven King Elu Thingol from The Silmarillion.

The Temple of Elemental Evil

The army included regular forces from the human kingdoms of Furyondy and Veluna, dwarves from the Lortmil Mountains, gnomes from the Kron Hills, and elven archers and spearmen.

Une sorte de justice

The novel tells the story of a miscarriage of justice, during the French Revolution, taking place in a little village called Férel (Morbihan).

William Hennah

Hennah became a lieutenant in the general promotion at the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War in 1793, but afterwards had little opportunity for distinction until 1800, when he participated in a boat raid on the Morbihan river in which the French corvette Réloaise was burnt.


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