Fachtna the Giant, King of Ulster, had to wife Nessa, daughter of Echid Yellow-heel, and she bore him a son…
Fachtna the Giant, King of Ulster, had to wife Nessa, daughter of Echid Yellow-heel, and she bore him a son named Conor
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The king, with Fergus and others of his nobles, went out against them with slings, but the birds flew only a…
The king, with Fergus and others of his nobles, went out against them with slings, but the birds flew only a little way off, luring the party on and on till at last they found themselves near the Fairy Mound of Angus on the river Boyne
Read record →In later years it is narrated that one day when King Conor of Ulster and the lords of Ulster were at a festal…
In later years it is narrated that one day when King Conor of Ulster and the lords of Ulster were at a festal gathering on the Strand of the Footprints they saw coming towards them across the sea a little boat of bronze, and in it a young lad with gilded oars
Read record →“So be it,” said the lad, and then they fought with swords for a while, till the lad delicately shore off a…
“So be it,” said the lad, and then they fought with swords for a while, till the lad delicately shore off a lock of Cuchulain’s hair
Read record →Then Foill son of Nechtan came forth from the dūn, and seeing Cuchulain, whom he deemed but a lad, he was…
Then Foill son of Nechtan came forth from the dūn, and seeing Cuchulain, whom he deemed but a lad, he was annoyed
Read record →The two animals in the Celtic legend probably typify the sky in different aspects
The two animals in the Celtic legend probably typify the sky in different aspects
Read record →G before her chariot-pole a young maiden with tresses of yellow hair that fell below her knees, and clad in a…
g before her chariot-pole a young maiden with tresses of yellow hair that fell below her knees, and clad in a mantle of green; and with a shuttle of gold she wove a fabric upon a loom
Read record →Oil and waking, and his sore wounds, and said in the end: “Sleep now, Cuchulain, by the grave in Lerga; sleep…
oil and waking, and his sore wounds, and said in the end: “Sleep now, Cuchulain, by the grave in Lerga; sleep and slumber deeply for three days, and for that time I will take thy place and defend the Ford against the host of Maev.” Then Cuchulain sank into a p
Read record →This was done as Cuchulain lay in his trance, and when he awoke, refreshed and well, and heard what had been…
This was done as Cuchulain lay in his trance, and when he awoke, refreshed and well, and heard what had been done, his frenzy came upon him and he leaped into his war-chariot and drove furiously round and round the host of Maev
Read record →Then at last Cuchulain’s frenzy came upon him, and he dilated giant-like, till he overtopped Ferdia, and the…
Then at last Cuchulain’s frenzy came upon him, and he dilated giant-like, till he overtopped Ferdia, and the hero-light blazed about his head
Read record →Then a man whom none knew came and told him to go to the pillar-stone where he had seen the vision, and he…
Then a man whom none knew came and told him to go to the pillar-stone where he had seen the vision, and he would learn what was to be done for his recovery
Read record →Seven years afterwards Conor saw the sun darken at noonday, and he summoned his Druid to tell him the cause of…
Seven years afterwards Conor saw the sun darken at noonday, and he summoned his Druid to tell him the cause of the portent
Read record →The tale opens in Faylinn, or the Land of the Wee Folk, a race of elves presenting an amusing parody of human…
The tale opens in Faylinn, or the Land of the Wee Folk, a race of elves presenting an amusing parody of human institutions on a reduced scale, but endowed (like dwarfish people generally in the literature of primitive races) with magical powers
Read record →So off he goes; and one fine day King Fergus and his lords find at the gate of their Dūn a tiny little fellow…
So off he goes; and one fine day King Fergus and his lords find at the gate of their Dūn a tiny little fellow magnificently clad in the robes of a royal bard, who demands entrance
Read record →So off they go, and Iubdan’s fairy steed bears them over the sea till they reach Ulster, and by midnight they…
So off they go, and Iubdan’s fairy steed bears them over the sea till they reach Ulster, and by midnight they stand before the king’s palace
Read record →F the Sling-cast, in Westmeath,(173) brings to mind the story of the stately monarch, the crowd of gazing…
f the Sling-cast, in Westmeath,(173) brings to mind the story of the stately monarch, the crowd of gazing women, and the crouching enemy with the deadly missile which bore the vengeance of Mesgedra
Read record →Re long started to his feet with a cry of fear and wonder, and they all looked round, and saw before their eyes…
re long started to his feet with a cry of fear and wonder, and they all looked round, and saw before their eyes the tapestried walls changing to rough wooden beams, and the ceiling to foul sooty thatch like that of a herdsman’s hut
Read record →This was also told of Keelta after he had seen St
This was also told of Keelta after he had seen St
Read record →“I am Saba, O Finn,” she said, “and I was the fawn ye chased to-day
“I am Saba, O Finn,” she said, “and I was the fawn ye chased to-day
Read record →And we seemed also to hear the notes of the Fian hunting-call blown on the wind
And we seemed also to hear the notes of the Fian hunting-call blown on the wind
Read record →The story goes on to tell how Oisīn met with various adventures in the Land of Youth, including the rescue of…
The story goes on to tell how Oisīn met with various adventures in the Land of Youth, including the rescue of an imprisoned princess from a Fomorian giant
Read record →And green, with its rampart enclosing many white-walled dwellings, and the great hall towering high in the…
and green, with its rampart enclosing many white-walled dwellings, and the great hall towering high in the midst, he saw but grassy mounds overgrown with rank weeds and whin bushes, and among them pastured a peasant’s kine
Read record →Towards them he rode, meaning to ask them concerning Finn and the Fianna
Towards them he rode, meaning to ask them concerning Finn and the Fianna
Read record →At last, beckoning Keelta to come near, the aged man whispered faintly some words into his ear, and lo, it was…
At last, beckoning Keelta to come near, the aged man whispered faintly some words into his ear, and lo, it was Finn himself!
Read record →Finally Keelta and Oisīn resolve to part, Oisīn, of whom we hear little more, going to the Fairy Mound, where…
Finally Keelta and Oisīn resolve to part, Oisīn, of whom we hear little more, going to the Fairy Mound, where his Danaan mother (here called Blai) has her dwelling, while Keelta takes his way over the plains of Meath till he comes to Drumderg, where he lights
Read record →At first each of the twenty-eight had a thousand warriors under him
At first each of the twenty-eight had a thousand warriors under him
Read record →Again, let us turn to the tale of the Fair Giantess
Again, let us turn to the tale of the Fair Giantess
Read record →In this tale we have, besides the element of mystery, that of beauty
In this tale we have, besides the element of mystery, that of beauty
Read record →Nutt remarks, “is a sour and stupid fanatic, harping with wearisome monotony on the damnation of Finn and all…
Nutt remarks, “is a sour and stupid fanatic, harping with wearisome monotony on the damnation of Finn and all his comrades; a hard taskmaster to the poor old blind giant to whom he grudges food, and upon whom he plays shabby tricks in order to terrify him into
Read record →Dermot, after a moment of darkness and trance, now found himself in Fairyland
Dermot, after a moment of darkness and trance, now found himself in Fairyland
Read record →At the hour of noon two eagles came up from the south-west and alit in front of the great bird, and after…
At the hour of noon two eagles came up from the south-west and alit in front of the great bird, and after resting awhile they set to work picking off the insects that infested its jaws and eyes and ears
Read record →Not long thereafter he put to sea in a boat with all his accumulated treasures, meaning apparently to escape…
Not long thereafter he put to sea in a boat with all his accumulated treasures, meaning apparently to escape from the island with his plunder
Read record →Lancelot is not mentioned, but there is a “Lai” about one Lanval, who is beloved by Arthur’s queen, but rejects…
Lancelot is not mentioned, but there is a “Lai” about one Lanval, who is beloved by Arthur’s queen, but rejects her because he has a fairy mistress in the “isle d’Avalon.” Gawain is mentioned, and an episode is told in the “Lai de Chevrefoil” about Tristan and
Read record →The deity named Gwyn ap Nudd is said, like Finn in Gaelic legend,(221) to have impressed himself more deeply…
The deity named Gwyn ap Nudd is said, like Finn in Gaelic legend,(221) to have impressed himself more deeply and lastingly on the Welsh popular imagination than any of the other divinities
Read record →We are told that the abode of Merlin was a house of glass, or a bush of whitethorn laden with bloom, or a sort…
We are told that the abode of Merlin was a house of glass, or a bush of whitethorn laden with bloom, or a sort of smoke or mist in the air, or “a close neither of iron nor steel nor timber nor of stone, but of the air without any other thing, by enchantment so
Read record →Matholwch and Bran then talked about the cauldron, which originally, it seems, came from Ireland
Matholwch and Bran then talked about the cauldron, which originally, it seems, came from Ireland
Read record →Next day it was the same with the second croft
Next day it was the same with the second croft
Read record →“Since for this thou wilt not,” said the bishop, “do it at whatever price thou wilt.” “I will do so,” said…
“Since for this thou wilt not,” said the bishop, “do it at whatever price thou wilt.” “I will do so,” said Manawyddan; “I will that Rhiannon and Pryderi be free.” “That thou shalt have,” said the (pretended) bishop
Read record →The previous tale was one of magic and illusion in which the mythological element is but faint
The previous tale was one of magic and illusion in which the mythological element is but faint
Read record →Immense list full of mythological personages and details—Bedwyr, Gwyn ap Nudd, Kai, Manawyddan,(240) Geraint,…
immense list full of mythological personages and details—Bedwyr, Gwyn ap Nudd, Kai, Manawyddan,(240) Geraint, and many others, including “Morvran son of Tegid, whom no one struck at in the battle of Camlan by reason of his ugliness; all thought he was a devil,
Read record →Honey nine times sweeter than that of the bee must be got to make bragget for the wedding feast
Honey nine times sweeter than that of the bee must be got to make bragget for the wedding feast
Read record →So they depart on their way to fulfil the tasks, and on their way home they fall in with Gwrnach the Giant,…
So they depart on their way to fulfil the tasks, and on their way home they fall in with Gwrnach the Giant, whose sword Kai, pretending to be a sword-polisher, obtains by a stratagem
Read record →A character named Iddawc is his guide to the King, who smiles at Rhonabwy and his friends, and asks: “Where,…
A character named Iddawc is his guide to the King, who smiles at Rhonabwy and his friends, and asks: “Where, Iddawc, didst thou find these little men?” “I found them, lord, up yonder on the road.” “It pitieth me,” said Arthur, “that men of such stature as thes
Read record →While in some respects the Continental tales are greater than the Welsh, more thoughtful, more profound, they…
While in some respects the Continental tales are greater than the Welsh, more thoughtful, more profound, they do not approach them in the exquisite artistry with which the exterior aspect of things is rendered, the atmosphere of enchantment maintained, and the
Read record →How Geraint found and wooed his love as the daughter of a great lord fallen on evil days; how he jousted for…
How Geraint found and wooed his love as the daughter of a great lord fallen on evil days; how he jousted for her with Edeyrn, son of Nudd—a Cymric deity transformed into the “Knight of the Sparrowhawk”; how, lapped in love of her, he grew careless of his fame
Read record →One day he saw three knights on the borders of the forest
One day he saw three knights on the borders of the forest
Read record →Peredur mounted his Rosinante, took for weapons a handful of sharp-pointed stakes, and rode forth to Arthur’s…
Peredur mounted his Rosinante, took for weapons a handful of sharp-pointed stakes, and rode forth to Arthur’s Court
Read record →It is characteristic of Peredur that he always does as he is told by proper authority
It is characteristic of Peredur that he always does as he is told by proper authority
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