▁the ▁avant - gar de ▁singer ▁Brig itte ▁Font aine ▁are ▁also ▁from ▁Brit t any . ▁The ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁composer ▁Louis - Al bert ▁Bour g ault - D uc oud ray ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁western ▁European ▁compos ers ▁to ▁be ▁influenced ▁by ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁world ▁music . ▁ ▁Leg ends ▁and ▁literature ▁ ▁Brit t any ▁is ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁M atter ▁of ▁Britain ▁and ▁King ▁Arthur . ▁According ▁to ▁W ace , ▁Bro c éli ande ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁now ad ays ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁Pa imp ont ▁forest . ▁There , ▁ru ins ▁of ▁a ▁castle ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁lake ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Lake , ▁a ▁dol men ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁Mer lin ' s ▁tomb ▁and ▁a ▁path ▁is ▁presented ▁as ▁Morgan ▁le ▁F ay ' s ▁Val ▁sans ▁Ret our . ▁Tr istan ▁and ▁I se ult ▁are ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁in ▁Brit t any . ▁Another ▁major ▁Bre ton ▁legend ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁Y s , ▁a ▁city ▁sw allowed ▁by ▁the ▁ocean . ▁ ▁Bre ton ▁literature ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁mostly ▁or al . ▁ ▁The ▁or al ▁tradition ▁ent ert ained ▁by ▁medieval ▁po ets ▁died ▁out ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁and ▁books ▁in ▁Bre ton ▁were ▁very ▁rare ▁before ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁local ▁writers