2014-07-26

amelia_petkova: (pre-raph Persephone)
2014-07-26 05:00 pm
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and then Cuchulainn killed everyone, the end

I finally got around to reading "Táin Bo Cuailnge" (listening to "The Tain" by the Decemberists is gong to make so much more sense now). After asking for recommendations, I read the edition by Thomas Kinsella and it's great. The story is very accessible, the introduction has a lot of useful information, and there are several maps that turned out to be helpful when I was reading. Years ago on a whim I bought the "Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology" which, besides being interesting on its own, let me refer to it to make sure I didn't miss anything while I was reading the epic.

Some thoughts, more or less in the order of the plot )

Great story, would read it again.