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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn

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"The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge" by Joseph Dunn is a translation of an epic from Irish mythology, traditionally set in the 1st century. When Queen Medb of Connacht covets a legendary bull, she launches a war against Ulster. Due to a mysterious curse, only the seventeen-year-old demigod Cú Chulainn can defend his homeland. Through single combat at fords, supernatural interventions, and brutal battles, he wages a desperate guerrilla campaign against an overwhelming army, facing warriors, goddesses, and ultimately his own foster-brother in this tale often called "the Irish Iliad." ... Read more

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TranslatorDunn, Joseph, 1872-1951
TitleThe Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge
CreditsProduced by Ted Garvin, Brendan O'Connor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading LevelReading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassPB: Language and Literatures: General works
SubjectMythology, Celtic -- Ireland
CategoryText
eBook-No.16464
Release DateAug 7, 2005
Last UpdateDec 12, 2020
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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