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Fenian Cycle, the Glossary

The Fenian Cycle, Fianna Cycle or Finn Cycle (an Fhiannaíocht) is a body of early Irish literature focusing on the exploits of the mythical hero Finn or Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warrior band the Fianna.^[1]

37 relations: *Kóryos, Acallam na Senórach, Aillen, Annals of Tigernach, Aos Sí, Book of Leinster, Bran and Sceólang, Caílte mac Rónáin, Cairbre Lifechair, Cath Finntrágha, Cumhall, Cycles of the Kings, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, Dindsenchas, Early Irish literature, Failinis, Fianna, Fianshruth, Finn and Gráinne, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Goll mac Morna, Hill of Allen, Irish mythology, Kuno Meyer, Lebor na hUidre, Mythological Cycle, Oisín, Onomastics, Oscar (Irish mythology), Sadhbh, Samhain, Sanas Cormaic, Senchán Torpéist, Silva Gadelica, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne, Ulster Cycle.
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*Kóryos

The kóryos (Proto-Indo-European: "army, war-band, unit of warriors") refers to the theoretical Proto-Indo-European brotherhood of warriors in which unmarried young males served for several years, as a rite of passage into manhood, before their full integration into society.

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Acallam na Senórach

Acallam na Senórach (Agallamh na Seanórach, whose title in English has been given variously as Colloquy of the Ancients, Tales of the Elders of Ireland, The Dialogue of the Ancients of Ireland, etc.), is an important prosimetric Middle Irish narrative dating to 1200.

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Aillen

Aillen or Áillen is an incendiary being and evil deity in Irish mythology.

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Annals of Tigernach

The Annals of Tigernach (abbr. AT, Annála Tiarnaigh) are chronicles probably originating in Clonmacnoise, Ireland.

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Aos Sí

Aos sí (English approximation:; older form: aes sídhe) is the Irish name for a supernatural race in Celtic mythology—daoine sìth in Scottish Gaelic—comparable to fairies or elves.

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Book of Leinster

The Book of Leinster (Lebor Laignech, LL) is a medieval Irish manuscript compiled and now kept in Trinity College Dublin, under the shelfmark MS H 2.18 (cat. 1339). Fenian Cycle and Book of Leinster are early Irish literature and texts in Irish.

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Bran and Sceólang

Bran and Sceólang ("raven" and "survivor") are the hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Caílte mac Rónáin

Caílte (Caoilte) mac Rónáin was a nephew of Fionn mac Cumhaill, a warrior and a member of the fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Cairbre Lifechair

Cairbre Lifechair ("lover of the Liffey"), son of Cormac mac Airt, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.

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Cath Finntrágha

Cath Finntrágha (Cath Fionntràgha) (The Battle of Ventry) is an Early Modern Irish prose narrative of the Finn Cycle of Irish mythology. Fenian Cycle and Cath Finntrágha are early Irish literature.

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Cumhall

Cumhall (Cumall) or Cumhall mac Trénmhoir ("son of Trénmór/Tréanmór" meaning "strong-great") is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, a leader of the fianna and the father of Fionn mac Cumhaill.

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Cycles of the Kings

The Cycles of the Kings or Kings' Cycles, sometimes called the Historical Cycle, are a body of Old and Middle Irish literature. Fenian Cycle and Cycles of the Kings are early Irish literature and Irish mythology.

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Diarmuid Ua Duibhne

Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, also known as Diarmuid of the Love Spot, is a hero and demigod in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, traditionally thought to be set in the 2nd to 4th century.

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Dindsenchas

Dindsenchas or Dindshenchas (modern spellings: Dinnseanchas or Dinnsheanchas or Dınnṡeanċas), meaning "lore of places" (the modern Irish word dinnseanchas means "topography"), is a class of onomastic text in early Irish literature, recounting the origins of place-names and traditions concerning events and characters associated with the places in question. Fenian Cycle and Dindsenchas are early Irish literature, Irish mythology, medieval literature and texts in Irish.

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Early Irish literature

Early Irish literature, is commonly dated from the 8th or 9th to the 15th century, a period during which modern literature in Irish began to emerge.

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Failinis

italic or italic is a dog in the Mythological Cycle of Irish literature, belonging to Lugh Lámhfhada of the Tuatha Dé Danann; it was one of the eric (reparation) items exacted from the sons of Tuireann.

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Fianna

Fianna (singular Fian; Fèinne) were small warrior-hunter bands in Gaelic Ireland during the Iron Age and early Middle Ages.

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Fianshruth

The title Fianṡruth (Find) refers to two alphabetically arranged Middle Irish lists of names associated with the Finn Cycle, preserved only in the Yellow Book of Lecan and probably datable to the twelfth century. Fenian Cycle and Fianshruth are early Irish literature, medieval literature and texts in Irish.

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Finn and Gráinne

Finn and Gráinne is a short, probably Middle Irish anecdote of the Finn Cycle about Finn mac Cumaill and his wooing of and eventual divorce from Gráinne, daughter of King Cormac mac Airt.

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Fionn mac Cumhaill

Fionn mac Cumhaill (Scottish Gaelic:; Old and Find or Finn mac Cumail or mac Umaill), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore.

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Goll mac Morna

Goll mac Morna (or Goal mac Morn) was a member of the fianna and an uneasy ally of Fionn mac Cumhail in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Hill of Allen

The Hill of Allen (Cnoc Alúine in Modern Irish, earlier Cnoc Almaine; also Hill of Almu) is a volcanic hill situated in the west of County Kildare, Ireland, beside the village of Allen.

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Irish mythology

Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland.

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Kuno Meyer

Kuno Meyer (20 December 1858 – 11 October 1919) was a German scholar, distinguished in the field of Celtic philology and literature.

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Lebor na hUidre

(LU) or the Book of the Dun Cow (MS 23 E 25) is an Irish vellum manuscript dating to the 12th century. Fenian Cycle and Lebor na hUidre are medieval literature.

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Mythological Cycle

The Mythological Cycle is a conventional grouping within Irish mythology. Fenian Cycle and Mythological Cycle are early Irish literature, Ireland in fiction and Irish mythology.

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Oisín

Oisín, Osian, Ossian, or anglicized as Osheen was regarded in legend as the greatest poet of Ireland, a warrior of the Fianna in the Ossianic or Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Onomastics

Onomastics (or, in older texts, onomatology) is the study of the etymology, history, and use of proper names.

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Oscar (Irish mythology)

Oscar (oscara.

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Sadhbh

In Irish mythology, Sadhbh or Sive was the mother of Oisín by Fionn mac Cumhail.

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Samhain

Samhain, i or Oíche Shamhna is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker half" of the year. Fenian Cycle and Samhain are Irish mythology.

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Sanas Cormaic

Sanas Cormaic (or Sanas Chormaic, Irish for "Cormac's narrative"), also known as Cormac's Glossary, is an early Irish glossary containing etymologies and explanations of over 1,400 Irish words, many of which are difficult or outdated. Fenian Cycle and Sanas Cormaic are early Irish literature and texts in Irish.

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Senchán Torpéist

Senchán Torpéist (c. 560–649 AD) was a Gaelic-Irish poet.

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Silva Gadelica

The Silva Gadelica are two volumes of medieval tales taken from Irish folklore, translated into modern English by Standish Hayes O'Grady and published in 1892.

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The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn

The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn (Macgnímartha Finn) is a medieval Irish narrative belonging to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. Fenian Cycle and the Boyhood Deeds of Fionn are early Irish literature and texts in Irish.

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The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne

The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne (Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne or Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne in modern spelling) is an Irish prose narrative surviving in many variants. Fenian Cycle and The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne are medieval literature and texts in Irish.

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Ulster Cycle

The Ulster Cycle (an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the Ulaid. Fenian Cycle and Ulster Cycle are early Irish literature, Ireland in fiction, Irish mythology and medieval literature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_Cycle

Also known as Feinné Cycle, Fian Tales, Fíanaigecht, Fianna Cycle, Fiannaíocht, Finn Cycle, Finnian Tales, Fionn Cycle, Fíanna, Ossianic Cycle.

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Ireland in fiction

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