is one of the gates of hell. The word "ellez" is found in few other names around the region, and comes from the same Indo-European root as the world "hell" in English. Legends Elez Yeun is surrounded by many legends and superstitions. It is said that hapless mortals peering into Elez Yeun risked being seized, and dragged down by unseen forces below. Malevolent fiends, often taking the form of a great black dog, are heard baying at night. Another sound heard floating on the night wind comes from the mad revels of lost souls. In Christian folklore, the Youdic (Elez Yeun) was thought to be a place to confine the possessed, but Saint Michael has the power to save souls from falling into it. One legend describes what happened to a priest and a sexton by the name of Job, when they tried to cross Elez Yeun: The unusual chapel of Saint-Michel is considered to be the home of the Archangel Michael who acts as the protector of lost souls wandering in the marshland below his hill. Michael and the Devil had a long history of fighting and competitions. One of the stories says that the Devil was angry when Mont St. Michel and the chapel were built, probably because he knew that Archangel Michael would be protecting the lost from entering the gates of hell at Elez Yeun. The Devil told St Michael that Mont St. Michel was his, the Devil's, to reside in. Not surprisingly, St. Michael had a different opinion. To decide which one of them was going to keep the Mont, the Devil and St. Michael both agreed to a jumping competition. The Devil jumped and fell into a river, whereas St. Michael's wings carried him much farther away. In this way, St. Michael won the Mont for himself, except for the fact that the Devil still lives somewhere below the Mont. Member towns The Armorique parkland contains the following communes: Argol Berrien Bolazec Botmeur Botsorhel Brasparts Brennilis Camaret-sur-Mer Cloître-St-Thégonnec Châteaulin Commana Crozon Daoulas Dinéault Guerlesquin Hanvec Hôpital-Camfrout Huelgoat Île de Sein La Feuillée Landévennec Lanvéoc Le Faou Locmaria-Berrien Logonna-Daoulas Lopérec Loqueffret Molène Ouessant Pleyben Plougonven Plounéour-Ménez Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch Port-Launay Roscanvel Rosnoën Saint-Coulitz Saint-Eloy Saint-Rivoal Saint-Ségal Scrignac Sizun Telgruc-sur-Mer Trégarvan Huelgoat In Huelgoat, unusual rock formations, fast and clear rivers, the lake, and the dark woods create a fairy tale atmosphere. It is said that King Arthur