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Lyle, Emily, “The law of succession established by Eochaid Fedlech and its implications for the theme of the Irish sovereignty goddess”, Études Celtiques 42 (2016): 135–142.
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“The law of succession established by Eochaid Fedlech and its implications for the theme of the Irish sovereignty goddess”
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Études Celtiques 42 (2016)
Études Celtiques 42 (2016).
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42
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135–142
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[FR] La loi de succession fondée par Eochaid Fedlech et ses implications dans le thème narratif de la déesse de souveraineté irlandaiseExprimée simplement et fortement, la loi de succession fondée par Eochaid Fedlech décrète qu’aucun fils ne peut succéder à son père sur le trône d’Irlande. La loi implique que, dans la famille royale, deux femmes jouent un rôle-clé : la reine en exercice et la mère du futur roi. Bien que certains érudits estiment qu’il n’existe qu’une seule déesse de souveraineté, il est probable en réalité qu’il y en ait eu deux : d’une part, la reine elle-même ; d’autre part, la sorcière qui se transforme en jeune femme et prophétise les noms des futurs rois d’Irlande.
[EN] The Eochaid Fedlech law of succession, in its simplest and strongest form, states that no son shall succeed his father in the kingship of Ireland. This law implies that two women have key roles in the royal family – the current queen and the mother of the next king. Although there has been some scholarly emphasis on a single goddess of sovereignty, it seems likely that there are actually two sovereignty goddesses, one corresponding to the queen and the other to the hag who transforms into a young woman and prophesies the future kings of Ireland.
[EN] The Eochaid Fedlech law of succession, in its simplest and strongest form, states that no son shall succeed his father in the kingship of Ireland. This law implies that two women have key roles in the royal family – the current queen and the mother of the next king. Although there has been some scholarly emphasis on a single goddess of sovereignty, it seems likely that there are actually two sovereignty goddesses, one corresponding to the queen and the other to the hag who transforms into a young woman and prophesies the future kings of Ireland.
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