Case file · Fairy lore
Wace looks for fairies at Barenton
Around 1160, the Norman poet Wace wrote that he went to the fountain of Barenton in the forest of Brocéliande to see fairies and marvels, 'a fool I went, a fool I came back'.
1160 CE · 48.02, -2.28 · status: account
The account
Pouring water on the fountain's stone was said to bring storms. Brocéliande (Paimpont) became the home of Merlin and Viviane in Arthurian romance.