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Jaski, Bart, “Cú Chulainn, gormac and dalta of the Ulstermen”, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 37 (Summer, 1999): 1–31.

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Article
“Cú Chulainn, gormac and dalta of the Ulstermen”
Periodical
Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 37 (1999)
Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 37 (Summer, 1999).
Volume
37
Pages
1–31
Subjects and topics
Headings
early Irish law Ulster Cycle
History, society and culture
Agents
Conchobar mac NessaConchobar mac Nessa
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of the Ulaid in tales of the Ulster Cycle; son either of Cathbad or Fachtna Fáthach (father) and Ness (mother); husband of Mugain; father of Cormac Cond Longas, Cúscraid Mend Macha, Furbaide Fer Bend and Fedelm Noíchrothach; fosterfather of Cú Chulainn.
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Contents:

[1] “Cú Chulainn and Conchobar”
1–5
[2] “Three gormeic
5–7
[3] “The son of an alien in Irish law”
7–13
[4] sét gerta or sét gairitechta: a gift of private property to secure maintenance”
13–17
[5] orba niad: a gormac’s inheritance provided by his maternal kin”
17–19
[6] “Vengeance and upbringing”
20–21
[7] “The age of fosterage”
21–24
[8] “Cú Chulainn’s foster-kin”
24–28
[9] “Fosterage and education in the ancient and early medieval periods”
28–31
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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May 2011, last updated: September 2021