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ritish kingdom in Armorica, 19, 27 _See also_ Domnonee DOTTIN, GEORGES. Cited, 37 _n._ DOUARNENEZ, BAY OF. A bay on the Breton coast; the city of Ys said to have been situated there, 185 DRACHENFELS. A famous castle on the Rhine; mentioned, 203 DREUX, PIERRE DE. Duke of Brittany; defeats John of England at Nantes, 30 DREZ, JOB ANN. A sexton; in a story of the Yeun, 103-105 DRUIDISM. In early times, sorcery identified with, 245; the question whether Druidism was of Celtic or non-Celtic origin, 245; the nature of the practices of, 245-248; survival of Druidic spells and ritual, 246; an Eastern origin claimed for, 247; survivals of the Druidic priesthood, 247; a college of Druidic priestesses situated near Nantes, 253; mentioned, 53 _See also_ Druids DRUIDS. Origin of the cult, 245; the nature of their practices, 245-246; in the legend of Kentigern's birth, condemn Thenaw, 357 _See also_ Druidism DUBLIN. The city; Tristrem comes to, 263; Tristrem's second visit to, 265 DUBRIC. Archbishop who officiated at the marriage of King Arthur and Guinevere, 67 DU GUESCLIN, BERTRAND. A famous knight, Constable of France; helps Charles of Blois in the War of the Two Joans, 31-32; a notable figure in Breton legend, 32; buried at Saint-Denis, 32; the legend of the Ward of, 33-35; taken prisoner at the battle of Auray, 35 DUNGIVEN. A town in Ireland; Druidic ritual still observed at, 246 DUNPENDER. A mountain in East Lothian, now called Traprain Law; Thenaw cast from, 357 DUSII. Spirits inhabiting Gaul, 100 DYLAN. A British sea-god; mentioned, 69 DYONAS. A god of the Britons; Vivien sometimes represented as the daughter of, 69 E EDINBURGH. The city; mentioned, 51, 60, 203 EDMUND. King of East Anglia; mentioned, 284 ELIDUC, THE LAY OF. One of the LAIS of Marie de France, 305-313 ELLE. A river in Brittany, 19, 332 ELORN. A river in Brittany, 19 ELPHIN. Son of the Welsh chieftain Urien; taught by Taliesin, 21 ELVES. In Teutonic mythology, diminutive spirits; the fairy race of Celtic countries may have been confused with, 87 EMERALD COAST, THE. A district in the southern portion of Brittany, 13 ENGLAND. I. The country; loses its ancient British name, which
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