Texts

Longes Labrada (unattested version)

  • prose
  • Cycles of the Kings
  • extent: not extant
A version of the story of Labraid’s exile was known to the compilers of the medieval Irish tale list A (LL and TCD 1336), where the title Longes Labrada occurs among a number of immrama and loingesa. It is unknown in what ways this version might have related to attested versions of the tale.
Form
prose (primary)
Textual relationships
For the tale list, see Medieval Irish tale lists/Immrama. For attested versions of the tale, see Longes Labrada (ACC) and Orgain Denna Ríg.

Classification

Cycles of the Kings
Cycles of the Kings
id. 80

Subjects

Cycle of Labraid LoingsechCycles of the Kings
Cycle of Labraid Loingsech
id. 47964
Labraid Loingsech
Labraid Loingsech
(time-frame ass. with Irish legendary history)
also Labraid Lorc or Labraid Móen, legendary Irish king, son of Ailill Áine; regarded as an ancestor of the Laigin

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Sources

Secondary sources (select)

Mac Cana, Proinsias, The learned tales of medieval Ireland, Dublin: DIAS, 1980.
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
June 2013, last updated: January 2024