Fianshruth
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The title Fianṡruth refers to two alphabetically arranged Middle Irish lists of names associated with the Finn Cycle, preserved only in the Yellow Book of Lecan
and probably datable to the twelfth century. The lists A and B are preceded by almost identical introductions. Interestingly, many of the approximately 170 names do not occur elsewhere in the attested sources, while a number of familiar faces from later tales in the Finn Cycle, such as Fergus finnbél, are missing.
-stream’, which one may render as ‘fían-lore’. As observed by Stern, the word recurs in the Metrical Dindshenchas of Carmun
as one of the literary genres to be recited at the Fair of Carmun
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Yellow Book of Lecan
The Yellow Book of Lecan , or TCD MS 1318 , is a medieval Irish manuscript written no later than the dawn of the 15th century. It is currently housed at Trinity College, Dublin and should not be confused with the Great Book of Lecan.-Overview:The manuscript is written on vellum and contains 344...
and probably datable to the twelfth century. The lists A and B are preceded by almost identical introductions. Interestingly, many of the approximately 170 names do not occur elsewhere in the attested sources, while a number of familiar faces from later tales in the Finn Cycle, such as Fergus finnbél, are missing.
Manuscript sources
- List A: YBL (p. 119a ff), headed “It e annso anmann muntire Find .i. fiandsroth fian Find u(i) Baiscne”
- List B: YBL (p. 325a), headed “Fianruth Fiand inso”
Title
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-stream’, which one may render as ‘fían-lore’. As observed by Stern, the word recurs in the Metrical Dindshenchas of Carmun
Carman
In Irish mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior-woman and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub , Dother and Dian...
as one of the literary genres to be recited at the Fair of Carmun
Carman
In Irish mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior-woman and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub , Dother and Dian...
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Introduction from List B
Except in facsimile, the actual name-lists have not yet seen publication. Ludwig Stern’s edition and German translation of the introduction are as follows (deviations in List A are indicated where necessary):Iar ngabail rigi nErend do Cormac hua Cuind 7 iar nindarpa Lugaid Meiccon 7 iar ndith Fergusa Dub-detaig ... roboi cain Cormaic for Erind co 'adbal 7 co dirímh, gur ba lan in Eire dia cheithernaib. Is e ropa thaiseach teglaig 7 ropa cheand deorad 7 amhus 7 cech ceithirne archena la Cormac Find mac Cumaill, conad friusin atberat in daescar-sluag Fianna Find .i. rigfeindig, ised (is iat?) robatar fri laim Find forrusin. Erroi nonbair cech fir dib 7 cerd mancliuine ut fuit la Coinculaind. Is e didiu Find ropa taisech foraib la cech rig airsuidhiu cin romair 7 Oiséne ina diaid; ar ni rabatar ceitherna rig Temrach ni bá deach ina occusin. It e v na fiannasa fichset (fichsetar A) cath Cuillenn (Chuili Cuilleann A) 7 cath Cliach 7 cath Comair-tri-nusci 7 cath Muigi Inis 7 cath slebi Mis 7 cath Luacra (slebe Luachrai A) 7 cath sidhe Feimin 7 cath Fea 7 cath Crinna 7 cath Sidhe-da-bolg. Ocus it e rofichsetar (dofichetar A) iarsuidiu Indsi Derglocha (derglacha A) a sidhib la Find hua Baiscne for Ruadhraidh mac Boidb 7 ri. (et for Dercthiu A). Nach rig (ri A) tra las andeachadar na fiannusa i cath no an irgail riam is rompu nomuidheadh (is riam romeabaid for firu hErind A). |
Nachdem Cormac der Enkel Conns Cormac mac Airt Cormac mac Airt , also known as Cormac ua Cuinn or Cormac Ulfada , was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland... König von Irland geworden, Lugaid Maccon Lugaid mac Con Lugaid Mac Con, often known simply as Mac Con, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Corcu Loígde, and thus to the Dáirine. His father was Macnia mac Lugdach, and his mother was Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of the former High... vertrieben und Fergus Schwarzzahn Fergus Dubdétach Fergus Dubdétach was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the Ulaid who was briefly High King of Ireland. He took the High Kingship after his predecessor, Lugaid mac Con, was expelled from Tara by Cormac mac Airt and killed in Munster by Cormac's poet Ferches mac... gestorben war, lag die Steuer Cormacs auf Irland, gross und unermesslich, und Irland war voll von seinen Truppen. Da war Find MacCumaill Stammeshäuptling und das Haupt der Auswandrer und Söldner und zugleich jeder Truppe bei Cormac. Diese nannte das gemeine Volk die Fianna FIAN IntroductionFIAN - that is FoodFirst Information and Action Network.FIAN is an international human rights organization that has advocated for the realization of the right to food for more than 20 years. FIAN consists of national sections and individual members in over 50 countries around the world... Finns, d. h. die Fiannenhäuptlinge, die neben Finn über sie gesetzt waren. Die Last von neun Mann auf jeden Mann von ihnen und die Regel des Dienstes waren wie bei Cuchulinn Cúchulainn Cú Chulainn or Cúchulainn , 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... . Und Finn war also hernach unter jedem Könige Häuptling über sie, so lange er lebte, und Oiséne Oisín Oisín , also spelt in English Ossian or Osheen, was regarded in legend as the greatest poet of Ireland, and is a warrior of the fianna in the Ossianic or Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology... nach ihm; denn die Truppen des Königs von Tara Hill of Tara The Hill of Tara , located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland... waren nirgends besser als bei ihnen. Die Fianna aber kämpften die Schlacht von Cuile Cuilleann, von Cliu (?), von Comar-tri-nusci, von Mag Inis, von Sliab Mis, von Sliab Luachra, von Sid Feimin, von Fea, von Crinna und von Sid-dá-bolg. Und sie kämpten darnach (die Schlacht) von Inis-derglocha, dem Síd-Orte, nämlich Finn hua Baiscne gegen Ruadhraidh den Sohn Bodbs, etc.) Gegen welchen König immer die Fianna in die Schlacht oder in den Streit zogen, der wurde von ihnen besiegt. |
Sources
- Atkinson, Robert. Yellow Book of Lecan. Dublin, 1896. Facsimile edition, pp. 119, 325.
- Gwynn, Edward (ed. and tr.). The Metrical Dindshenchas. Vol. 3. Dublin: DIASDublin Institute for Advanced StudiesThe Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Dublin, Ireland was established in 1940 by the Taoiseach of the time, Éamon de Valera under the . The Institute consists of 3 schools: The , the and the . The directors of these schools are currently Professor Werner Nahm, Professor Luke Drury and...
, 1906. Available online from CELT. - Meyer, Kuno (intro, ed. and tr.). Fíanaigecht, being a Collection of Hitherto Unedited Irish Poems and Tales Relating to Finn and his Fiana, with an English Translation. Todd Lecture Series 16. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1910.
- Stern, Ludwig Christian. “Fiannshruth.” Zeitschrift für celtische PhilologieZeitschrift für celtische PhilologieZeitschrift für celtische Philologie ' is an academic journal of Celtic studies, which was founded in 1896 by the German scholars Kuno Meyer and Ludwig Christian Stern and first appeared in 1897. It is the first journal devoted exclusively to Celtic languages and literature and the oldest...
1 (1897): 471-3.