The tradition is that Merlin had to replant the vinyards in Beaujolais!
BTW, way back then in the 7th and 8th Centuries, Brittany was considerably larger than today.
The German people were still fleeing the Continent at the time ~ see Angles, Saxons, etc.
So, you can name all the Continental Celtic tribes you want ~ they were, for the most part, reduced to a handful of people by whatever brought about the Dark Ages.