[Sca-cooks] [Bulk] Re: cattle

Terry Decker t.d.decker at att.net
Sat Mar 16 19:07:25 PDT 2013


That is Táin bó Cúailnge, the Cattle Raid of Cooley, a central tale of the 
Rúraíocht or Ulster Cycle.  And Niebelungenlied, the grand Germanic myth 
cycle that gave us Waltharius and Wagner's Ring operas.

Bear

> "A multitude of  places, throughout Ireland, are named after cattle.
> Legends upon the subject of  "cow lore" are current amongst the peasantry; 
> and
> stories relating to bulls,  cows, and calves are interwoven with Irish
> Fairy-mythology, and interest chiefly  from their topographical 
> references. Several
> of the early Irish Saints—like the  Druids—were credited with the
> possession of magical cows. Cattle raids and  forays afford fruitful 
> themes for early
> romances, the most celebrated production  being the Tain I", L'uailyne, or
> the cattle raid of Louth, the so called  Nibeluwjai Lied of Irish History.
> It has been remarked that even the  celebrebrated abduction of Dervorgil
> partakes, when examined by the light of  modern investigation, more of the
> nature of a cattle foray than a romance, or  love passage, between an 
> Irish
> Princess aged 44 and a King in bis 62nd  year."
> http://books.google.com/books?id=vRyBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA127&dq=%22The+Cattle+Raid
> %22+Louth&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9RtFUZOmFdC4qQG4loH4Cw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%
> 22The%20Cattle%20Raid%22%20Louth&f=false
>
> Jim  Chevallier
> www.chezjim.com




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