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Book of Leinster is a medieval manuscript that contains Ireland's oldest mythology, tales, legends, and poetry, opening a window to the ancient world. Amergin, a poet and warrior of Ulster Cycle, leaves us these words:
I am a wind on the sea
I am a wave of the ocean
I am the roar of the sea,
I am a powerful ox,
I am a hawk on a cliff,
I am a dewdrop in the sunshine,
I am a boar for valor,
I am a salmon in pools,
I am a lake in a plain,
I am the strength of art,
I am a spear with spoils that wages battle,
I am a man that shapes fire for a head.
Who clears the stone-place of the mountain?
What the place in which the setting of the sun lies?
Who has sought peace without fear seven times?
Who names the waterfalls?
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Who brings his cattle from the house of Tethra?
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What person, what god
Forms weapons in a fort?
In a fort that nourishes satirists,
Chants a petition, divides the Ogam letters,
Separates a fleet, has sung praises?
A wise satirist.
Wonderful words and pictures.
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ReplyDeleteThe Song Of Amergin, A Samhain Story,
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Blessed Be By Stone and Star,
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Thanks, CE. For me it's easy to see how these ancient legends melded into Christianity.
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