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Celtic Studies (03/22)
"Madainn mhath, a chlas," Camulus began class, leaning back in his chair and looking slightly less cranky than he had yesterday. "Today's lesson was meant to be on the story of King Iubne and his people." He paused before saying the word. "The leprechauns. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find a suitable version of the story to the point where the mun is wondering if she imagined it so we'll be skipping that particular section of the Kings Cycle and move on. We're more or less finished of the Kings Cycle now and Monday we will begin the Ossianic or Fenian Cycle which is the mun's personal favourite. There won't be a quiz as we only covered two stories, but they will be on the next quiz."
Camulus stood and moved over to the board, writing up his usual notes that consisted of names and not much else.
"Alright, we begin the Ossianic Cycle. This series of stories focuses on the deeds and exploits of Fionn mac Cumhall and his Fianna. Despite the similarities, the Fianna are not named for their famous leader, whose name is often Anglisised as Finn McCool. The Fianna were a war band who worked for the king and lived off tithes willingly given by the people and consisted of two warring clans, Clan Bascna and Clan Morna. Fionn's father was the chief of Clan Morna and was killed by Clan Bascna when the enmity between the two clans erupted into war and most of Clan Morna was slaughtered.
"I want you all to read The High Deeds of Finn for Monday, the boyhood deeds as well as the Coming of Finn."
[[Today's Gaelic word of the day is 'crith' (n., pronounced 'kree') - trembling. So help me I giggled when I learned it. Crith!]]
Camulus stood and moved over to the board, writing up his usual notes that consisted of names and not much else.
"Alright, we begin the Ossianic Cycle. This series of stories focuses on the deeds and exploits of Fionn mac Cumhall and his Fianna. Despite the similarities, the Fianna are not named for their famous leader, whose name is often Anglisised as Finn McCool. The Fianna were a war band who worked for the king and lived off tithes willingly given by the people and consisted of two warring clans, Clan Bascna and Clan Morna. Fionn's father was the chief of Clan Morna and was killed by Clan Bascna when the enmity between the two clans erupted into war and most of Clan Morna was slaughtered.
"I want you all to read The High Deeds of Finn for Monday, the boyhood deeds as well as the Coming of Finn."
[[Today's Gaelic word of the day is 'crith' (n., pronounced 'kree') - trembling. So help me I giggled when I learned it. Crith!]]
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