Fraud-of-Brittany

Fraud-of-Brittany is a common French, located in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and the area Brittany. Its inhabitants is the Dolois .

Geography

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History

The area of Fraud-of-Brittany was inhabited since good a long time as the very beautiful menhir testifies some to the Dolent field (9,30 m in height, one of largest of Brittany) which dates from the Neolithic era and is at the exit of city in direction of Combourg. Probably founded at the time Celtic, Fraud-of-Brittany becomes at the 6th century one of the évêchés first of Brittany. The king of Breton the, Nominoé, is crowned there in 848.

Plundered by the Viking S at the 9th century, it seems that the town of Fraud is a time occupied by bands Vikings. However, they are dislodged in the Années 930 when Alain Barbetorte, a Breton chief, unloads in Dol, beats, exterminates or drives out the Vikings before being elected duke of Breton in 937. The threat of the Scandinaves continues nevertheless to weigh on the city while more or less sedentarized Vikings of current the Normandy, the Normands, also threaten the city and in 944 take it. In 996, it is a king Viking who seize some, Olaf Lagman, a Norwegian which reigns on the Hébrides and on part of the Ireland: Fraud is once again plundered, ransacked and set fire to. In 1014 at the request of the Jarl of Norman the Richard Irascible the, duke of Normandy, Olaf Haraldsson says “the Large one”, young king of Norway, i.e. coming directly from Scandinavia, unloads to fight other bands Vikings cut off in Dol, named “Hollar” by the Scandinavians.

The Saga of this king Viking tells his exploits in the episode of Fraud:

“the third year, king Ethelred died and its sons Edmund and Edward seized the power. Then king Olaf drew in the south by the sea, fought in Hringsfjord [[Old norrois|norrois] of bay of the mount Saint-Michel] and took in Hollar '' a Fjord that the Vikings occupied. He burned the fjord. Thus known as Sigvat the scalde bards . In beautiful Hringsfjord the number of ten was reached by the battles, the army went there to the veil as the hero ordered it. The high citadel of Hol, where the Vikings were held, it forced it; they did not wish to start again a similar combat with the weapon of jet. ”

In 1064, the Norman ones of the duke Guillaume Bastard the besiege the city. In 1076, the same duke Guillaume of Normandy, from now on named “the Conqueror” after his conquest of the England, lance a new military campaign in Brittany and invests Dol, whose seat is raised by the royal ost led by Philippe I {{er}}.
During the French revolution of 1789, Dol is the subject still of a seat. The cathedral will be transformed into stables.
The parish of Fraud belonged to the deanery of concerning Fraud évêché of Fraud and was under the term of Saint-Samson then of Notre-Dame.

1772: the parish of the Crucifix absorbed.

1790: set up in commune.

before year II: absorbed the commune of the Abbey.

8 floréal year II (May 7th, 1794): the commune of Carfantain absorbed.

1924: taken the name of Fraud-of-Brittany.

Fraud is quoted to have taken part in the revolt of the Stamped paper which has occurred in 1675.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Fraud-of-Brittany has one of most beautiful and higher Menhir of Brittany, the menhir of the field Dolent (9,30 m). Considering its form, it is allowed to think that it inspired Uderzo to illustrate that which is on the back of Obélix, this author having located his village of Gallic in the area of Saint-Cast.
Cathedral Saint-Samson , principal building of Granite of XII E and 13th century, large courtyard of the 14th century, very beautiful small courtyard of the 13th century, stained glass restored with medallions of the 13th century located in the chorus. Fall from Thomas James of the 16th century. Relics of Holy Samson and Holy Magloire.
Walk of the Ditches , public park also called walk Jules-Revert which one has an exceptional panorama on the Dol mount and the marshes.
Museum of the Treasury , building of the 16th century.
Old houses, they are located all around the cathedral: 10 are grand' street of Stuart, 12 are street Jamptel, 6 are street Ceinte, of which a manor.

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