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A commemorative plaque was installed in 1955 on the Kerfeunteun post office, Quimper, from where the Johnny network broadcasted the first clandestine radio message on the 27th of March 1941. Photo by Emmanuel Couanault.

The Johnny network, a forerunner of clandestine operations.

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Celto-Breton or Breton French dictionary, by J-F,-M.M par J.-F.-M.-M.-A. Le Gonidec,... F. Trémeau (Angoulême), 1821, BnF Arsenal department, 8-BL-1742.

Spelling Systems

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Pierre Le Roux, Atlas linguistique de Bretagne, Librairie E.Droz, Paris, 1927 Source : http://projetbabel.org/atlas_linguistique_bretagne/

Geographical language variations

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Div Yezh. Photo by Jusith Castel

Breton language education

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Breton, the language from lower-Brittany

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Anne of Brittany, in the front row, surrounded by Saint Anne, Ursula and Hélène. Illumination by Jean Bourdichon. Gallica / The National Library of France: Department of Manuscripts. Latin 9474.

Anne of Brittany's patronage

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Anne of Brittany's coat of arms, the unification of France and Brittany. Rennes Library / Les Champs Libres: Ms 0332.

Anne of Brittany and power

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Portrait of Anne of Brittany (XVIth Century). Gallica / The National Library of France: Department of Prints and Photography, N-2.

Anne of Brittany

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Ankou in the church of Ploumilliau (22). In Ploumilliau, the Ankou wears the attributes of two of it's principal functions, the scythe and the spade, he is here both deadly and gravedigger. Photo Daniel Giraudon

The Ankou justiciary

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Mell benniget, the blessed ball. Adrien Maho in the village of Saint Adrien near the Saint-Barthélemy Chapel holds in his hand an egg-shaped stone, ar mell benniget, which facilitates the passage of the spirit to the next world. Photo Daniel Giraudon

The blessed mallet, ar mell benniget

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Macabre dance from Kermaria-an-Isquit, Plouha. At the head of the long dance chain of the macabre dance, we notice an Ankou gravedigger carrying a hoe on his shoulder. Photo Daniel Giraudon

Where can we see representations of the Ankou ?

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The Ossuary in Plouidry (29). Like the one in Roche-Maurice, also displays a sort of large arrow that the Ankou, sinister and baring his teeth, prepares to strike with. Photo Daniel Giraudon

The Ankou in Lower-Brittany

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