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Original Title:	Táin Bó Cuailnge
ISBN:	0192803735 (ISBN13: 9780192803733)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Ailill mac Máta, Amergin mac Eccit, Bricriu, Cathbad, Cethern mac Fintain, Conall Cernach, Conchobar mac Nessa, Cormac Cond Longas, Cú Roí, Cú Chulainn, Cúscraid, Dáire mac Fiachna, Donn Cuailnge, Dubthach Dóeltenga, Fedelm, Fedelm Noíchrothach, Ferdiad, Fergus mac Róich, Findabair, Finnbhennach, Flidais, Fráech, Garb mac Stairn, Láeg, Lugh, Maeve, Medb, The Morrígan, Nad Crantail, Nemain, Súaltam

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The Táin Bó Cúailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cúailnge. The hero of the tale is Cúchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed, while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella's presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other version, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Táin. Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy, this edition provides a combination of medieval epic and modern art.

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Title	:	The Táin: From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge
Author	:	Anonymous
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 282 pages
Published	:	November 21st 2002 by Oxford University Press (first published 900)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Mythology. Classics. Cultural. Ireland. Poetry. Fiction. European Literature. Irish Literature. Historical. Medieval

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I haven't read much Irish mythology at all, so it was high time I got round to reading The Táin. It's an epic based around the feats of Cù Chulainn, as he defends the land of Ulster from the armies of Ailell and Medb. It's (here's one of my favourite words again) hyperbolic and, well, it's an epic, what do you expect? There's verse and one-on-one combats and ridiculous feats of arms involving throwing spears through boulders and so on. I was actually surprised by how little I knew about The

Aesthetically it bears more resemblance to the Greek/Latin epic than the traditional Northern European heroic saga, displaying mythological elements far more muted in the sagas of the Icelanders, etc. In terms of form, the most immediate comparison might be to Egil's Saga-like Egla, The Tain is populated by poets, and lengthier dialogue is generally in the form of verse. The verse is stark, at least when judged against the more ornamented forms of the period. Kinsellas translation is generally

This is the most accurate translation of the epic Irish tale, the Táin Bó Cuailnge, and includes the major remscéla or pre-tales which go a long way towards putting some of the madder stuff into a bit of context.There's still a lot of mad stuff in there, but sure it's all good.Starting at Rathcroghan, in County Roscommon, the story wends it's way across the country to Cooley in County Louth. Featuring CúChulainn, Lugh, the Morrigan, Ferdia, Conor MacNessa, Fergus Mac Roich, and the notorious

Note: I compared this translation to Ciaran Carson's here. Tl;dr Kinsella wins.

Giving this stars seems kind of ridiculous. But I will, anyway.It is a minor embarrassment that I had not read The Táin until last week. When my sister found out she made me, which is fair enough. We are quite immersed in many of the stories surrounding the Ulster cycle during our education: the young Cúchulainn, Medb and Ailill. We are even told a vastly simplified version of the Táin Bó Cúailnge, mostly focusing on the two bulls and not the war going on around them.My first shock was how

It's fascinating to read texts like this, because it's ALMOST like reading about what militant secularists wish were the case: a world with NO religion. In this pre-Christian epic, we see how people make meaning of their lives without their perspective being "muddled" by ideas about God, heaven, hell, right and wrong. What would it be like? Much to the chagrin of an atheist/secularist/anti-Christian activist, life is hell-ish without religion.Take sex. Secularists say Christianity spoils sex for

I just read this book for the third time, and finished teaching it this morning. I always kind of forget how very, very weird the Irish were. We just spent 30 minutes in each section talking about sex, and then 20 on whether this is a credible source or not for the 1st century. Cuchulainn kills people in the most interesting ways. Anyway, I love this book - it just is such a reminder that people think about the world differently. Kinsella's translation is also interesting - no notes marked in