 Many ancient tales of the Bards, whether the Arthurian Cycle, Tristan and Iseult or the Mabinogion take place in the ancient kingdom of Cerniw between Greater and Lesser Britains with a foot on either side of the 'British Sea' "Mor Brettanek/Mor Breizh".Part of Cornish mythology is derived from tales of seafaring pirates and smugglers who thrived in and around Cornwall from the early modern period through to the 19th century.Cornish pirates exploited both their knowledge of the Cornish coast as well as its sheltered creeks and hidden anchorages.