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The Boys' Cuchulain: Heroic Legends of Ireland is a perfect introduction for those wishing to gain a knowledge and understanding of the legends around the Irish mythological hero Cuchulain, the 'ancient defender of Ireland' and that nation's greatest warrior, as contained in the myths of the Ulster Cycle.The son of the god Lugh and Deichtine (sister of the equally legendary Irish king Conchobar mac Nessa), Cuchulain gained his name as a child after he killed the blacksmith Culann's fierce guard-dog in self-defence and offered to take its place until a replacement could be reared. For this he was renamed C Chulainn - "Culann's hound."The tale then follows the rest of Cuchulain's life, telling of his great deeds such as the time when as a youngster he single-handedly defended Ulster against the armies of Queen Meave of Connacht, of how he was sent on a training mission to Alba (Scotland), his deadly G e Bolga, also known as the "Bellows Spear", the fairy swan maidens, and of his great tragedies such as the time he slew his own son, Conla. The Ulster Cycle is a series of tales revolving around the heroes of the kingdom of Ulster in the early first century AD, and one of them, the T in B C ailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley) is the oldest vernacular tale in western Europe. Woven into these magical stories are hints at real persons and events, so that the legend of Cuchulain came to be a major part of Irish folklore and history.Although originally geared at younger readers, the text is eminently readable by adults as well, and is possibly one of the best overviews of this wonderful tale.Contents: How Conor Became King of Ulster Queen Meave and the Woman-Seer The Boy Corps of King Conor How Cuchulain Got His Name How Cuchulain Took Arms Of Cuchulain's First Feats of Championship Cuchulain's Adventures in Shadow-Land How Cuchulain Wooed His Wife Meave Demands the Brown Bull of Cooley The Plucking Out of the Four-Pronged Pole The Deer of Ill-Luck Etarcomal's Well-Deserved Fate The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood The Combat with Ferdia The Fall of Ferdia Ulster, Awake The End of the Boy-Corps The "Rising Out of Ulster" The Humbling of Queen Meave The Fairy Swan-Maidens How Cuchulain Went to Fairyland Deirdre of Contentions The Upbringing of Deirdre The Sleep-Wanderer The Wiles of King Conor The Sorrowful Death of Usna's Sons The Fight of Cuchulain with His Son Conla The Hound at Bay Fame Outlives Life The Red Rout.

C Chulainn, also spelt C Chulaind or C chulainn Irish for "Culann's Hound") and sometimes known in English as Cuhullin, is an Irish mythological hero who appears in the stories of the Ulster Cycle, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore. He is believed to be an incarnation of the god Lugh, who is also his father. His mother is the mortal Deichtine, sister of Conchobar mac Nessa. Born S tanta, he gained his better-known name as a child, after killing Culann's fierce guard-dog in self-defence and offered to take its place until a replacement could be reared. At the age of seventeen he defended Ulster single-handedly against the armies of queen Medb of Connacht in the famous T in B C ailnge ("Cattle Raid of Cooley"). It was prophesied that his great deeds would give him everlasting fame, but his life would be a short one. He is known for his terrifying battle frenzy, or r astrad (translated by Thomas Kinsella as "warp spasm" and by Ciaran Carson as "torque", in which he becomes an unrecognisable monster who knows neither friend nor foe. He fights from his chariot, driven by his loyal charioteer L eg and drawn by his horses, Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend. In more modern times, C Chulainn is often referred to as the "Hound of Ulster". C Chulainn shows striking similarities to the legendary Persian hero Rostam, as well as to the Germanic Lay of Hildebrand and the labours of the Greek epic hero Heracles, suggesting a common Indo-European origin, but lacking in linguistic, anthropological and archaeological material.

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