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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Finn mac Cumaill"”.
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Heroes and heroism in medieval Irish literature
… academy. These heroes, of whom Cú Chulainn and Finn mac Cumaill are certainly the best known, are frequently the topics of discussion in many different sub-branches of the field of Celtic Studies, and are included in discussions of related fields, such as in comparative analyses of these heroes …
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Pivotal moments in the formation of the medieval Irish hero: conception/birth and death, and the case of Conall Cernach
… when compared (for example) with Cú Chulainn, Finn mac Cumaill, Conchobar mac Nessa and Cormac mac Airt. Moreover, Conall Cernach’s peculiar death tale includes many unheroic elements and seems to break the norms present in other Irish heroic biographies of prominent warrior heroes. A …