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Celtic Studies (02/06)
Camulus is back in black and looking rather well-rested. He spent the whole weekend asleep in his sarcophagus, thereby missing the all-singing, all-dancing, all-amusing chaos.
"Madainn mhath," he says when the class has assembled. "My thanks to Miss Halliwell, who I understand led you in a discussion of The Sorrow of Deirdre, a story which I studied with my class last semester but was not planning on this semester, as we will not have enough time to fully discuss the Ulster Cycle of tales. I hope she told you all about your quiz today. Because you have one." He begins handing them out. "Books away, this shouldn't take long, I should expect you all to do well if you've paid attention in class."
Cuir dhan Beurla (Put into English)
Vocab
1. Gorm
2. Gu dearbh
3. Meadhonach
4. A' coinneachadh
5. Donn
Sentences
1. Ma 'se ur toil.
2. Tha mi gu math.
3. Gabh mo leisgeul.
4. 'Se do bheatha.
5. Is math sin!
Sloinneadh (your patronymic)
_____________________________________________
Bonus points:
An t-Ugh
Buidheagan
Gealeagan
Leine bheag
agus
Plaosg
"Now, for today's lecture. We'll be beginning on the mythical history of Ireland, starting with the Lebor Gabala, the Book of Invasions, which chronicles the settling of Ireland. Unlike most other cultures, the Celts don't have an origin myth. If they did, it was subsumed in the Christian myth of Genesis and disappeared. That is why the founding of Ireland is said to have been done by the descendents of Noah. Who I understand built some sort of large shipof holding to survive a flood." He frowns, looking at his notes. "I should read this Bible thing some time." He continued the lecture which in no way resembles the one he gave last semester.
"All information regarding the previous inhabitants of Ireland is contained in the Lebor Gabala Erenn - literally, the Book of Invasions of Ireland. The first to arrive were the people of Cessair. Cessair was a descendant of Noah, and was warned of the Great Flood before it occured, so she fled to Ireland with some of her people. However, many of their ships were wrecked, leaving eventually only three men and fifty women. The three men were named Bith, Ladra, and Fionntan. However, Bith and Ladra soon died - it is said that Ladra died "of an excess of women". Fionntan, probably not wishing to suffer the same fate, fled, eventually turning into a succession of animals, including a salmon, a hawk, and an eagle. He lived to be 5500 years old and advised succeeding waves of invasion as to the history of the land. Eventually, as a salmon, he was eaten by Fionn MacCumhall.
"After Cessair and her people, the land lay wasted for several hundred years, before the arrival of Partholon and his people. Partholon was a Greek prince who had fled his homeland after killing his mother and father in an unsuccessful grab at his father's crown. Although Partholon himself died, his people flourished and propered in Ireland for a further five centuries, until they were all wiped out by a plague in the space of a week. The only survivor was Tuán mac Cairill, Partholon's nephew. Like Fionntan, he lived for several hundred years in various animal forms, and also advised succeeding invaders.
"The third invasion was by Nemed and his people. And only a very few of his people, as on their way they encountered various difficulties, meaning only about thirty people, including Nemed and his wife, Macha, arrived in one piece, about thirty years after the plague. they quickly grew to several thousand people - throwing them into conflict with a race of monsters who lived on the island, the Formorians. After three monumental battles, Nemed defeated the Formorians. However, he died of the plague after a long kingship and the Formorians returned, pushing the Nemedians into virtual slavery by heavy taxation. The Nemedians revolted but were crushed, and only thirty warriors escaped from Ireland alive.
"One of these warriors went to Greece and founded the next wave of invaders, the Fir Bolg. The name 'Fir Bolg' is generally translated as 'Men of the Bag', for a number of reasons. One is that they carried small bags of Ireland's soil with them. Another is that they used bags to move dirt and rocks. They moved dirt and rocks because they were also practically slaves, this time in Greece. The Fir Bolg pushed the Formorians back to the small Isle of . They also divided Ireland into five provinces, which will be the focus of the next lesson.
"The almost-final wave of invasion (sometimes referred to as the final wave) came some thirty years after the Fir Bolg, by another set of descendants of the Nemedians. These were the Tuatha de Danaan, the people of the goddess Danu. They would become the fairyfolk, the sidhe of legend. They were an almost invincible, magical race of demi-gods.
"The final invasion was by the Sons of Mil, also known as the Milesians, or the Gaels. These were people from Spain who arrived when the Tuatha de Danaan had mostly passed into legend. They have become the modern Irish.
"Now, in this case - and I believe some students had difficulty with this concept last semester - 'Spain' here is really a euphemism, used to provide a realistic Earthly point of origin. In other words, Spain-that-be-not-Spain. What it be - er, what it is is the Land of the Living. Otherwise known as the Land of Youth, the Land of the Dead,Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog, the underworld, or, more accurately, the otherworld.
"I realise this is quite a bit of information. Any questions about the material?"
OOC Info and Other Stuff:
First of all, I have much lint and hearts for Phoebe-mun, who let me focus on my opening night on Friday by teaching class. It went very well, by the way, but sadly the batteries on the lone video camera cut out before the big finale. So, sadly, the tape is orgasm-free. Phoebe-mun did an awesome job and I wish I always taught that way.
And secondly, a note about grades. I was blithely marking things using the letter grade system, until it was brought to my attention by Jed of Vermont that this system is different here in the land of the cold to the north. So, this is the way that I have been grading things and I will try to remember to give out percentage grades from now on.
<50% = F
50-59% = D
60-69% = C
70-79% = B
80-89% = A
90%+ = A+
Also? I have no clue what a GPA is or how to calculate it. Now back to your regularly scheduled Fandom Highing.
"Madainn mhath," he says when the class has assembled. "My thanks to Miss Halliwell, who I understand led you in a discussion of The Sorrow of Deirdre, a story which I studied with my class last semester but was not planning on this semester, as we will not have enough time to fully discuss the Ulster Cycle of tales. I hope she told you all about your quiz today. Because you have one." He begins handing them out. "Books away, this shouldn't take long, I should expect you all to do well if you've paid attention in class."
Cuir dhan Beurla (Put into English)
Vocab
1. Gorm
2. Gu dearbh
3. Meadhonach
4. A' coinneachadh
5. Donn
Sentences
1. Ma 'se ur toil.
2. Tha mi gu math.
3. Gabh mo leisgeul.
4. 'Se do bheatha.
5. Is math sin!
Sloinneadh (your patronymic)
_____________________________________________
Bonus points:
An t-Ugh
Buidheagan
Gealeagan
Leine bheag
agus
Plaosg
"Now, for today's lecture. We'll be beginning on the mythical history of Ireland, starting with the Lebor Gabala, the Book of Invasions, which chronicles the settling of Ireland. Unlike most other cultures, the Celts don't have an origin myth. If they did, it was subsumed in the Christian myth of Genesis and disappeared. That is why the founding of Ireland is said to have been done by the descendents of Noah. Who I understand built some sort of large ship
"All information regarding the previous inhabitants of Ireland is contained in the Lebor Gabala Erenn - literally, the Book of Invasions of Ireland. The first to arrive were the people of Cessair. Cessair was a descendant of Noah, and was warned of the Great Flood before it occured, so she fled to Ireland with some of her people. However, many of their ships were wrecked, leaving eventually only three men and fifty women. The three men were named Bith, Ladra, and Fionntan. However, Bith and Ladra soon died - it is said that Ladra died "of an excess of women". Fionntan, probably not wishing to suffer the same fate, fled, eventually turning into a succession of animals, including a salmon, a hawk, and an eagle. He lived to be 5500 years old and advised succeeding waves of invasion as to the history of the land. Eventually, as a salmon, he was eaten by Fionn MacCumhall.
"After Cessair and her people, the land lay wasted for several hundred years, before the arrival of Partholon and his people. Partholon was a Greek prince who had fled his homeland after killing his mother and father in an unsuccessful grab at his father's crown. Although Partholon himself died, his people flourished and propered in Ireland for a further five centuries, until they were all wiped out by a plague in the space of a week. The only survivor was Tuán mac Cairill, Partholon's nephew. Like Fionntan, he lived for several hundred years in various animal forms, and also advised succeeding invaders.
"The third invasion was by Nemed and his people. And only a very few of his people, as on their way they encountered various difficulties, meaning only about thirty people, including Nemed and his wife, Macha, arrived in one piece, about thirty years after the plague. they quickly grew to several thousand people - throwing them into conflict with a race of monsters who lived on the island, the Formorians. After three monumental battles, Nemed defeated the Formorians. However, he died of the plague after a long kingship and the Formorians returned, pushing the Nemedians into virtual slavery by heavy taxation. The Nemedians revolted but were crushed, and only thirty warriors escaped from Ireland alive.
"One of these warriors went to Greece and founded the next wave of invaders, the Fir Bolg. The name 'Fir Bolg' is generally translated as 'Men of the Bag', for a number of reasons. One is that they carried small bags of Ireland's soil with them. Another is that they used bags to move dirt and rocks. They moved dirt and rocks because they were also practically slaves, this time in Greece. The Fir Bolg pushed the Formorians back to the small Isle of . They also divided Ireland into five provinces, which will be the focus of the next lesson.
"The almost-final wave of invasion (sometimes referred to as the final wave) came some thirty years after the Fir Bolg, by another set of descendants of the Nemedians. These were the Tuatha de Danaan, the people of the goddess Danu. They would become the fairyfolk, the sidhe of legend. They were an almost invincible, magical race of demi-gods.
"The final invasion was by the Sons of Mil, also known as the Milesians, or the Gaels. These were people from Spain who arrived when the Tuatha de Danaan had mostly passed into legend. They have become the modern Irish.
"Now, in this case - and I believe some students had difficulty with this concept last semester - 'Spain' here is really a euphemism, used to provide a realistic Earthly point of origin. In other words, Spain-that-be-not-Spain. What it be - er, what it is is the Land of the Living. Otherwise known as the Land of Youth, the Land of the Dead,
"I realise this is quite a bit of information. Any questions about the material?"
OOC Info and Other Stuff:
First of all, I have much lint and hearts for Phoebe-mun, who let me focus on my opening night on Friday by teaching class. It went very well, by the way, but sadly the batteries on the lone video camera cut out before the big finale. So, sadly, the tape is orgasm-free. Phoebe-mun did an awesome job and I wish I always taught that way.
And secondly, a note about grades. I was blithely marking things using the letter grade system, until it was brought to my attention by Jed of Vermont that this system is different here in the land of the cold to the north. So, this is the way that I have been grading things and I will try to remember to give out percentage grades from now on.
<50% = F
50-59% = D
60-69% = C
70-79% = B
80-89% = A
90%+ = A+
Also? I have no clue what a GPA is or how to calculate it. Now back to your regularly scheduled Fandom Highing.
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