Category Archives: Dindshenchas 07: Fled Bricrenn 4 – A Head to Head Discussion
Cú Chulainn’s Wild Ride
Isolde ÓBrolcháin Carmody ♦ 30/08/2013 ♦ Leave a Comment
In Section 32 of Fled Bricrenn, Cú Chulainn explains to Loegaire and Conall that he won’t fight them for the Champion’s Portion, as he’s had a busy day: Is and asmbert Cuculaind: ‘Rosirius andú morbrughi h-Érinn’, ol se, ‘Bregha Midii, Muiriusc Murteme Machae Magh Medbhai, Cuirech Cletech Cernai, Aidne Aidli Asul, Lia Linde Locharna, Fea …
The Legend of Knockmany Hill – a late tale of Cú Chulainn
Chris Thompson ♦ 26/08/2013 ♦ 2 Comments
In our explorations of the text of Bricriu’s feast we encountered many passages that demonstrate the story tellers’ art, full of patterning and rich vivid embellishment. The text also contains plenty of evidence for literary collation; versions of the story gathered together for the sake of completeness. Once stories enter the great library of written …
‘If you can keep your head’ – Thoughts on the beheading game.
Chris Thompson ♦ 24/08/2013 ♦ Leave a Comment
IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you… I had never considered that I might commence a comparison of the beheading game in Fled Bricrenn and Gawain and the Green Knight with a quote from Rudyard Kipling. It is apt, particularly in terms of the …
Dindshenchas 07: Fled Bricrenn 4 – A Head to Head Discussion
Story Archaeologists ♦ 22/08/2013 ♦ Leave a Comment
After an exhausting treck around Ireland in pursuit of the Champion’s Portion, it’s time to sit back and examine the text of Fled Bricrenn as a whole. There are many questions to be asked; such as who has been pulling our heroes’ strings? Join the Story Archaeologists in their quest to understand this fascinating saga, …