bran

Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the hard outer layers of cereal grain. It consists of the combined aleurone and pericarp.

Bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grains; it may also refer to:

Places

• Bran Castle, a national monument and landmark of Romanian tourism
• Bran, Brașov, a commune in Brașov County, Romania; location of Bran Castle
• Bran, a village in Golăiești Commune, Iași County, Romania
• Castell Dinas Brân, a castle in Llangollen, Wales
• Bran, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime département in France
• Bran, a place in the parish of Os Ánxeles in the Galician council of Oroso.

Brân the Blessed ( or Brân Fendigaidd, literally "Blessed Crow") is a giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology. He appears in several of the Welsh Triads, but his most significant role is in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, Branwen ferch Llyr. He is a son of Llyr and Penarddun, and the brother of Brânwen, Manawydan, Nisien and Efnysien. The name "Brân" in Welsh is usually translated as crow or raven.