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Title	:	The Táin: From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge
Author	:	Anonymous
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First 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

The Táin: From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge

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Paperback | Pages: 282 pages

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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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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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This is a really accessible translation of the main story from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish myths. Except for the purposefully obscure roscata (a feature of Celtic myth consisting of fragmented prose-poetry), it is fairly easy to follow the action and sequence of events in this myth, which is important because sometimes the story depends on seemingly supernatural events or actions.The story itself does a good job of retaining traces of an oral storytelling tradition, like highly stylized

I didn't really care for this even though I wanted to. I had heard it was the Irish legend to read. The part I didn't like was pages and pages of names and places over and over again, it got to where I just skipped over the names and places. I found it monotonous and boring. The core of the story, (the war on Ulster by Queen Maeb, the magic bulls and my favorite champion, Cuchulainn) was good but could have been written better. I'm sure, at the time when this was an oral tradition, it was

I may be stirring a hornet's nest here, but I prefered this to the Kinsella. Been a while since I read his translation though.Thought this flowed very well.My only gripe was that there weren't enough notes. There were a fair few times that I got a ref to some other tale and was surprised that it didn't have an explanation in the notes. This doesn't spoil the tale, but if you've not read, or heard, other old tales you may miss out on some of the depth that wee hints imply. (For instance the

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

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

I may be stirring a hornet's nest here, but I prefered this to the Kinsella. Been a while since I read his translation though.Thought this flowed very well.My only gripe was that there weren't enough notes. There were a fair few times that I got a ref to some other tale and was surprised that it didn't have an explanation in the notes. This doesn't spoil the tale, but if you've not read, or heard, other old tales you may miss out on some of the depth that wee hints imply. (For instance the

To keep it short and sweet this is a must read for anyone interested in Irish history and culture, Celtic Heathenry, Odinism, mythology or general Celtic studies. One of the most essential texts for learning about any of these things but besides that the saga of Cuchulainn is a great entertaining story too.