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Old Celtic Romances
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And Bres swore by the sun and the moon, by the sea and land, and by all the elements,[XXXVIII.] to fulfil his engagement; and on these conditions Luga granted him his life.
Then the Fomorians, seeing their chief overcome, dropped their arms, and sued for quarter. The Fomorian[51] druids and men of learning next came to Luga to ask him to spare their lives; and Luga answered them—
"So far am I from wishing to slay you, that in truth, if you had taken the whole Fomorian race under your protection, I would have spared them."
And after this, Bres, the son of Balor, returned to his own country with his druids, and with those of his army who had escaped from the battle.
CHAPTER IV.THE ERIC-FINE ON THE SONS OF TURENN FOR THE SLAYING OF KIAN.
Towards the close of the day, when the battle was ended, Luga espied two of his near. . . Read More
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I loved the accuracy of translations, I think that was the real job behind this book. It was interesting to understand the current names of some places in Ireland and also how deeply engraved into their culture these stories are. The heroic tales reflect a stage into Ireland's history that goes back
I have always loved old legends and myths. That was the reason, why I chose this book from NetGalley. And It’s a wonderful collection of old legends and myths about ancient heroes and heroines, their stories are from a time when druids ruled the Dedannas till the time that Christian religion reached
The Gaelic-speaking people of ancient Ireland told tales of their mighty ancestors and great men, not unlike the people of every nation and tribe. When writing came, they began to put these tales into manuscripts. Out of the large body of remaining literature, in 1879 P.W. Joyce chose thirteen legen
I am reading this for a class and really enjoying it.
Halfway through this work, I realized why this work is considered a classic. This is a collection of Irish myths and legends translated into English, and it is full of excitement and wonder. Joyce gives us very readable accounts of these old stories.
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