![]() ![]() This book does a fine job of taking many figures from folklore (Maeve of Connaugt, Deirdre, Skye.Cuchullain himself) the stories themselves, placing them into a sort of magically influenced historical fiction and making the entire thing work. The ones who are actually "heroic", clay feet not withstanding. As I think I've mentioned before, I like heroes. Again, folklore and history get badly entwined here along with the mythology. If you're interested look up the cattle raid of Cooley. Cuchulain victim of his own vow, killer of his own son and (at times) a berserk(er) warrior. Son of prophecy he will defend in single handed battle.and die young. The legend of Cuchulain has come down through time, history and folklore as tale of courage and tragedy. Cuchulain, another sad, brave figure (Irish history and folklore are full of them). ![]()
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