Gods and Fighting Men
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Gods and Fighting Men - The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland is a collection of tales collated by Lady Augusta Gregory. The book is split into two sections, covering the Irish Mythological Cycle of the Book of Invasions with the coming of the Tuatha De Danaan, whist the second section details the later hero tales of Finn MacCumhail, the Fenian Cycle.
First published in 1904, Lady Gregory drew upon a number of published and oral sources to create her version, including Eugene O'Curry's Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish, the Annals of the Four Masters and the Book of Leinster.
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[edit] Contents
[edit] Part I. The Gods
Book I. The Coming of the Tuatha de Danaan
Chap. I. The Fight with the Firbolgs II. The Reign of Bres
Book II. Lugh of the Long Hand
Chap. I. The Coming of Lugh II. The Sons of Tuireann III. The Great Battle of Magh Tuireadh IV. The Hidden House of Lugh
Book III. The Coming of the Gael
Chap. I. The Landing
II. The Battle of Tailltin
Book IV. The Ever-Living Living Ones
Chap. I. Bodb Dearg
II. The Dagda
III. Angus Og
IV. The Morrigu
V. Aine
VI. Aoibhell
VII. Midhir and Etain
VIII. Manannan
IX. Manannan at play
X. His Call to Bran
XI. His Three Calls to Cormac
XII. Cliodna's Wave
XIII. His Call to Connla
XIV. Tadg in Manannan's Islands
XV. Laegaire in the Happy Plain
Book V. The Fate of The Children of Lir
[edit] Part II. The Fianna
Book I. Finn, Son of Cumhal
Chap. I. The Coming of Finn
II. Finn's Household
III. Birth of Bran
IV. Oisin's Mother
V. The Best Men of the Fianna
Book II. Finn's Helpers
Chap. I. The Lad of the Skins
II. Black, Brown, and Grey
III. The Hound
IV. Red Ridge
Book III. The Battle of the White Strand
Chap. I. The Enemies of Ireland
II. Cael and Credhe
III. Conn Crither
IV. Glas, Son of Dremen
V. The Help of the Men of Dea
VI. The March of the Fianna
VII. The First Fighters
VIII. The King of Ulster's Son
IX. The High King's Son
X. The King of Lochlann and his Sons
XI. Labran's Journey
XII. The Great Fight
XIII. Credhe's Lament
Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments
Chap. I. The King of Britain's Son
II. The Cave of Ceiscoran
III. Donn, Son of Midhir
IV. The Hospitality of Cuanna's House
V. Cat-Heads and Dog-Heads
VI. Lomna's Head
VII. Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh
VIII. The Cave of Cruachan
IX. The Wedding at Ceann Slieve
X. The Shadowy One
XI. Finn's Madness
XII. The Red Woman
XIII. Finn and the Phantoms
XIV. The Pigs of Angus
XV. The Hunt of Slieve Cuilinn
Book V. Oisin's Children
Book VI. Diarmuid
Chap. I. Birth of Diarmuid
II. How Diarmuid got his Love-Spot
III. The Daughter of King Under-Wave
IV. The Hard Servant
V. The House of the Quicken Trees
Book VII. Diarmuid and Grania
Chap. I. The Flight from Teamhair
II. The Pursuit
III. The Green Champions
IV. The Wood of Dubhros
V. The Quarrel
VI. The Wanderers
VII. Fighting and Peace
VIII. The Boar of Beinn Gulbain
Book VIII. Cnoc-an-Air
Chap. I. Tailc, Son of Treon
II. Meargach's Wife
III. Ailne's Revenge
Book IX. The Wearing Away of the Fianna
Chap. I. The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna
II. Death of Goll
III. The Battle of Gabhra
Book X. The End of the Fianna
Chap. I. Death of Bran
II. The Call of Oisin
III. The Last of the Great Men
Book XI. Oisin and Patrick
Chap. I. Oisin's Story
II. Oisin in Patrick's House
III. The Arguments
IV. Oisin's Laments
[edit] External links
- Gods and Fighting Men - Complete Text
