Gwerz Skolan
"Gwerz Skolan" is a "gwerz" with a long tradition in Lower Brittany, especially Léon-Trégor and Cornouaille. Its story is found in Old Welsh texts also, and the oldest extant Welsh version is found in the 13th-century "Black Book of Carmarthen". The poem is cited as evidence for the preservation in Brittany of cultural memories and traditions predating the entrance of Bretons into Brittany. The "gwerz" was performed in Brittany until the 19th century, with some late examples from the 20th century. Its content (though many versions differ in their details) describes a man who had died after living a life of rape and murder, and now comes back from hell to ask for forgiveness.
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gwerz
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Lower Brittany
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Léon
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Trégor
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Cornouaille
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Black Book of Carmarthen
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entrance of Bretons into Brittany
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Gwerz Skolan
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