Château de Joyeuse Garde

The Château de Joyeuse Garde is the site of a castle associated with Joyous Gard from Arthurian legend.[1] Its ruins in the town of La Forest-Landerneau in Brittany date to the 6th century.[2] It was listed as a monument historique on 6 October 1975.

Château de Joyeuse Garde

The castle is the subject of "Joyeuse Garde", an 1859 poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Gallery edit

 
Ruined castle's wall
 
Entrance to underground area
 
Arch of Château de Joyeuse Garde

References edit

  1. ^ Caird, Monica (1906). Romantic Cities of Provence. C. Scribner's Sons
  2. ^ Barker, Edward Harrison (1890). Wayfaring in France. R. Bentley & Son

48°25′27″N 4°18′58″W / 48.4242°N 4.3162°W / 48.4242; -4.3162