Goursez Vreizh

Fraternity of the Druids, Bards and Ovates of Brittany
Breudeuriezh Drouized, Barzhed hag Ovizion Breizh

Awen of Iolo Morganwg.
Abbreviation Goursez Vreizh
Formation 1900
Founder Jean Le Fustec
Type Breton culture
Celtic Revival
Headquarters Brittany
Website gorsedd.com
The Gorsedd of Brittany in 1906
Grand Druid Gwenc'hlan Le Scouëzec in 2007
centenary in 1999

Goursez Vreizh is the national gorsedd of Brittany ("Breizh" in Breton). It often has delegates from the Welsh gorsedd and Gorsedh Kernow in Cornwall. The Breton organisation is itself based on the Welsh-based Gorsedd, which was founded by Iolo Morganwg in 1792.

History

Théodore Hersart de la Villemarqué (1815-1895) was the first Breton to be made an initiate by the Gorsedd of Wales. He took the bardic name 'Hersart Kervarker'. He created a “Fraternity of the Bards of Brittany” (Breuriez Breiz) but this did not lead to the creation of a Gorsedd.

The current official name is "Breudeuriezh Drouized, Barzhed hag Ovizion Breizh" (Fraternity of the druids, bards and ovates of Brittany).

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