▁century , ▁the ▁belief ▁in ▁night ▁was her w omen ▁was ▁very ▁present ▁in ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁Norm andy , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁att ested ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁regions ▁of ▁France : ▁Ber ry , ▁Py ren ees , ▁Al ps , ▁Als ace , ▁Mor van , ▁Cre use , ▁Burg und y ▁and ▁Ari ège . ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁number ▁of ▁Rom antic ▁French ▁authors ▁and ▁po ets ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁lav and ières , ▁from ▁Guy ▁de ▁Mau pass ant ▁and ▁Victor ▁Hugo ▁to ▁Georges ▁Sand . ▁ ▁Brit t any ▁ ▁In ▁Brit t any , ▁leg ends ▁of ▁the ▁lav and ière ▁de ▁la ▁nuit ▁were ▁att ested ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Camb ry ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁Brit t any , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁o min ous ▁port ent , ▁for et elling ▁death , ▁either ▁one ' s ▁own ▁or ▁a ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁family , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁rare , ▁just ▁like ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁always ▁represented ▁as ▁old ▁women , ▁though ▁they ▁always ▁have ▁very ▁pale ▁skin , ▁being ▁cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁night , ▁and ▁are ▁often ▁dressed ▁in ▁white ▁or ▁in ▁traditional ▁cl othing . ▁They ▁are ▁very ▁ag ile ▁and ▁strong ▁phys ically , ▁even ▁when ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁look ▁so . ▁ ▁The ▁Bre ton ▁was her w omen ▁was h ▁grave cl oth es , ▁usually ▁at ▁night , ▁under ▁the ▁moon light , ▁and ▁are ▁notable ▁for ▁their ▁inten