Bro Gozh ma Zadoù or the tribulations of a national anthem from the Britonnic  Westlands to Patagonia and Northeast India

Stefan Moal

doi:10.26266/jcbgsvol2pp47-60

Bro Gozh ma Zadoù or the tribulations of a national anthem from the Britonnic Westlands to Patagonia and Northeast India

Authors

Stefan Moal https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6565-5618

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26266/jcbgsvol2pp47-60

Keywords:

Breton national anthem, Welsh, folk tradition, invention of tradition, nationalism, Brittany

Abstract

The text traces the creation and evolution of the Breton national anthem, its adaptations and changes from one
country to the other, raising key questions about what tradition is, how much historical depth it can have, how this
tradition changes and is often parodied by later generations. In the case of the Breton national anthem, nationalism
and so-called national pride are parodied.