Finn and Gráinne, the Glossary
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.[1]
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11 relations: Caílte mac Rónáin, Cormac mac Airt, Fenian Cycle, Fianna, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Gráinne, Great Book of Lecan, Middle Irish, Royal Irish Academy, The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie.
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. Finn and Gráinne and Caílte mac Rónáin are Fenian Cycle.
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Cormac mac Airt
Cormac mac Airt, also known as Cormac ua Cuinn (grandson of Conn) or Cormac Ulfada (long beard), was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. Finn and Gráinne and Cormac mac Airt are Fenian Cycle.
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Fenian Cycle
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.
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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. Finn and Gráinne and Fianna are Fenian Cycle.
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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. Finn and Gráinne and Fionn mac Cumhaill are Fenian Cycle.
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Gráinne
Gráinne, sometimes anglicised Grania, is the daughter of king Cormac mac Airt in the Fianna Cycle of Irish mythology. Finn and Gráinne and Gráinne are Fenian Cycle.
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Great Book of Lecan
The Great Book of Lecan or simply Book of Lecan (Leabhar (Mór) Leacáin) (RIA, 23 P 2) is a late-medieval Irish manuscript written between 1397 and 1418 in Castle Forbes, Lecan (Lackan, Leckan; Irish Leacán), in the territory of Tír Fhíacrach, near modern Enniscrone, County Sligo.
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Middle Irish
Middle Irish, also called Middle Gaelic (An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old English and early Middle English.
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Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences.
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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. Finn and Gráinne and The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne are Fenian Cycle.
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Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie
The Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie is an academic journal of Celtic studies, which was established in 1897 by the German scholars Kuno Meyer and Ludwig Christian Stern.
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