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Breton legendary creatures (14 P) G. French ghosts (2 C, 2 P) M. ... Pages in category "French legendary creatures" The following 26 pages are in this category, out ...
Chanson de geste: Matter of France was part history and part legendary heroic epic tales of Charlemagne and the history and founding of France by the Franks. Some of the legendary and notable topics were: Charlemagne, the mythological king; Battle of Roncevaux Pass; Bayard - the legendary horse; Durandal - a magical sword
The mythologies in present-day France encompass the mythology of the Gauls, Franks, Normans, Bretons, and other peoples living in France, those ancient stories about divine or heroic beings that these particular cultures believed to be true and that often use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity.
Parallels have been drawn with the French legends of the Graouilli in Metz, [126] [127] and the Gargouille of Rouen defeated by St. Romanus. [128] A legendary dragon or dragon-like marine creature reported to have appeared in Vietnam's Halong Bay has been called the "Tarasque" after the famed creature of Tarascon. [129] [130]
The rougarou legend has been spread for many generations, either directly from French settlers to Louisiana (New France) or via the French Canadian immigrants centuries ago. In the Creole and Cajun legends, the creature is said to prowl the swamps around Acadiana and Greater New Orleans, and the sugar cane fields and woodlands of the regions.
Melusine's secret discovered, from Le Roman de Mélusine by Jean d'Arras, c. 1450–1500.Bibliothèque nationale de France. Mélusine (French:) or Melusine or Melusina is a figure of European folklore, a female spirit of fresh water in a holy well or river.
The dahu (French pronunciation:) is a legendary creature that resembles a mountain goat and is well known in France and francophone regions of Switzerland and Italy, including the Aosta Valley. The dahu, a quadrupedal mammal , may have been inspired by the chamois , a small, horned goat-antelope once plentiful in European mountainous regions ...
French mythology includes the myths of the French people. ... French legendary creatures (6 C, 26 P) B. Basque mythology (2 C, 27 P) Breton mythology and folklore (3 ...