This is a shorter piece from the Cath Maige Tuired, but it's one of my favorites. In it the half-Fomorian, half-Tuatha Dé Danann Eochaid Bres has been named king after Nuada lost his arm in the battle with the Fir Bolg, and Bres is proving to be a poor king. As the text says 'ar nibtar beoluide a scenai uatha. Cid menic notistais niptar cormaide a n-anaulai' [because their knives were not greasy.
Published on February 23, 2017 05:00