#medieval irish

[sunshinemoonrx]

Old Welsh lit: Dave punched Steve. This incurred a fine of twelve cattle and a nine-inch rod of silver and is known as one of the Three Mildly Annoying Blows of the Isle of Britain

Old Irish lit: Dave punched Steve so that the top of his skull came out of his chin, and gore flooded the house, and he drove his fists down the street performing his battle-feats so that the corpses were so numerous there was no room for them to fall down. It was like “the fox among the hens” and “the oncoming tide” and “that time Emily had eight drinks when we all know she should stop at six”

Old English lit: Dave, the hard man, the fierce man, the fist-man, gave Steve such a blow the like has not been seen since the feud between the Hylfings and the Wends. Thus it is rightly said that violence only begets more violence, unless of course it is particularly sicknasty. Amen.

#medieval lit #old english #medieval irish #medieval welsh #táin #beowulf #mabinogi

[trans-cuchulainn]

for those who missed seeing this journalist get rightfully ratio'd, a couple of excellently medieval replies

#sorry for no alt text but tumblr kept wiping it every time i switched tabs to you know. read the image. #because the tumblr alt text box is incredibly poorly designed since it PUTS ITSELF OVER THE IMAGE #it's very annoying #anyway. apologies. #cu chulainn #children of lir #medieval irish

[finnlongman]

Old Irish translation of Tolkien's poem about the Rings of Power, translated by David Stifter. [Twitter thread/source] [Bluesky thread/source]

#i feel comfortable reposting this here because i know stifter is not on tumblr #lord of the rings #old irish #medieval irish

[ad-ciu]

A lot of my discussion of previous scholarship concerning heroes in medieval Irish literature could be summarized as 'No, that's not a wider trend, Cú Chulainn is just Spiders Georg'.

#cu chulainn #irish mythology #medieval irish #celtic mythology #celtic myth

[wildbasil]

#gwyn ap nudd #medieval literature #medieval welsh #medieval irish #welsh mythology #celtic studies #something something a hearty meal #i can't believe i'm awake thinking of heart puns when aorta be sleeping 🥁 #thank you i'll be here all week #(good night for real though and sorry for spamming you all tonight 😘)

[arwendeluhtiene]

'Int én bec/ ro.léic feit/ do rind guip/ glanbuidi/ fo.ceird faíd/ ós Loch Laíg/ lon do chraíb/ charnbuidi.' "The little bird / has whistled/ from point of beak/ bright yellow;/ throws out a cry/ over Loch Laoi,/ a blackbird from branch/ heaped with yellow (blossom)". Watercolour illustration of the titular blackbird of this 9th Century Medieval Old Irish poem (October 2022) 🍀🍃🐤✨ This watercolour appeared in my published article translating this Old Irish poem into Quenya in Estel 99 (Summer 2023 edition of the official magazine of the Spanish Tolkien Society).

✨ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Nyk54N ✨Blogger: http://aeternalswirlingfight.blogspot.com/2023/10/quenya-translation-aiwe-int-en-bec.html

#tolkien #quenya #elvish #old irish #irish #translation #medieval ireland #medieval irish #gaeilge #blackbird #poetry #irish poetry #watercolour painting #watercolours #My art #My works #spanish tolkien society #sociedad tolkien española #ste #painting #traditional art #animal art #bird art #treescape #landscape art #forest painting #landscape painting #int én bec #int en bec #ireland

[incorrect-ulster-cycle]

Fergus: Yesterday, I overheard Láeg saying “Are you sure this is a good idea?” and Cú Chulainn replying “Trust me,” and I have never moved from one room to another so quickly in my life

#ulster cycle #fergus mac roich #cu chulainn #laeg mac riangabra #this is implying fergus is babysitting BOTH of them and. yeah that tracks #incorrect ulster cycle #irish mythology #medieval irish #source: ???

[happy-chappy-miniatures]

Irish Kern with Bows

Hi again! I've got another update and once again, we know 'em, we love 'em, it's more Kern!

This time I've put together block of skirmishers with bows to act in support of the gallowglass and bonnachts, or independently to harass opponents in hit-and-run attacks!

The kern themselves are the usual mix of Perry and Antediluvian figures. I've included a few more drab léine compared to the bonnachts, given that these would be poorer soldiers, and unlikely to afford the fanciest saffron dye all the time

And here's the block of skirmishers screening an advance for the charging Bonnachts

I hope they've come out ok! For a while I was debating whether to have them blocked in a more dense formation, to mirror the bows-and-bills of the other War of the Roses forces, but eventually decided against it in favor of the skirmishers

#15th century #16th century #ireland #irish #medieval ireland #medieval irish #tudor #tudors #war of the roses #wars of the roses #miniatures #minipainting #perry miniatures #antediluvian miniatures #28mm historicals #28mm historical #28mm wargaming #28mm #wargaming #medieval wargaming #28mm medieval #28mm renaissance #renaissance #medieval

[oddnub-eye]

Medieval Ireland deciding Troilus of all people was their blorbo and elevating him to a damn near comical degree is one of the most entertaining things ever.

#troilus #medieval irish #classicsish #tagamemnon #medieval irish fascination with troilus actually plays a not insignificant role in a story kicking around in my head

[lionofchaeronea]

Hellelil and Hildebrand (The Meeting on the Turret Stairs), Frederic William Burton, 1864

#art #art history #Frederic William Burton #historical painting #Middle Ages #medievalism #Irish art #19th century art #Victorian period #Victorian art #watercolor #gouache #watercolor on paper #National Gallery of Ireland

[tamburnbindery]

Finished up the Lorica of St. Patrick, a re-working of an earlier design I did. 16" x 20"

#medieval #illumination #calligraphy #celtic #celtic art #norse #irish #stpatrick #prayer #rune

[sunshinemoonrx]

One of my favourite bits of medieval legend that got twisted over time is the modern idea that fairies are vulnerable to iron comes from clumsy translation of Irish stories that were more like "oh yeah the Aos Sí are a real bitch and a half to kill, you'll be wanting a real good weapon", and iron was just what the good weapons were made of

I just like that sense of practicality to a lot of medieval folklore, when compared to the fantasy it's inspired

#medieval irish

[trans-cuchulainn]

#medieval irish #irish mythology #tain bo cuailnge #toruigheacht gruaidhe griansholus #i don't think i can even remember all the tags for this #togail bruidne da derga #i should make a tag for my medieval polls #medieval polls

[finnlongman]

While trying to share links to my Old Irish Memrise courses with somebody today, I discovered that they're no longer accessible via the main Memrise website at all. This means that any of my previous posts linking to them (or any by others) have dead links and you can't find them at all.

However, when I contacted their Customer Support team for help, I received an automated email directing me to a separate "community courses" website, where they appear to be intact. So, here are the working links:

Old Irish Glossary: Quin's Old Irish Workbook, Lessons 1-20

Old Irish Glossary: Quin's Old Irish Workbook, Lessons 20-40

Vocab from Immram Curaig ua Corra

Vocab from Longes mac nUislenn

Vocab from How Cú Chulainn Got His Name

I did not make the last two of these, but I made the first three when I was an undergrad. They're not the best-constructed courses in the world; they lack grammatical information about most words, for starters. But I still credit them with being the reason I passed my undergrad Old Irish exams, and maybe they'll be useful to others working their way through Quin or trying to learn some basic vocab.

I don't know how long Memrise intends to maintain this separate Community Courses website. I hope forever; it'll be a bummer if it goes completely. I don't think they can be accessed via the Memrise app though (unless you're already enrolled in them; possibly not even then?), so it's likely to be a purely desktop experience.

#old irish #medieval irish #resources

[ad-ciu]

As the Near-If-Not-Current world expert on heroes in Medieval Irish Literature, this is my official stance.

Yes, I will be explaining myself.

Here? No, go read my PhD thesis in -checks watch- six months.

#celtic myth #celtic mythology #medieval irish #celtic #cu chulainn

[memories-of-ancients]

St. Conall Cael's Bell Shrine, Ireland, 7-8th century AD with additions and restorations made in the 11-12, and 15th centuries.

#history #antiquities #art #middle ages #medieval art #irish history