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Legal suit against Cú Chulainn (AOA II only) —
AOA II (TCD 1336 version) only: the legal suit against Cú Chulainn.
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The men of Ulster bring a law-suit against Cú Chulainn. The outcome is that as a native (aurrad) of Ulster, he is to pay half the body-fine (corp-díre) for slaying his son by mistake. The arguments for the judgment are explained as follows:
- Why is Cú Chulainn judged guilty? Although he did combat (comracc), he did so of his own accord, without the consent of his people (túath) or kindred (cenél).
- Why does the compensation amount to half the body-fine? Cú Chulainn is a stranger (deoraid) in Ulster, but also a native (aurrad) as he holds land in the ‘cantred’ (trícha cét) of Muirtheimne. His son is adjudged a stranger (deoraid).
- Why is this amount to be paid to Conchobar? As a kin-slayer (fingalach), Cú Chulainn is not entitled to receive his son’s inheritance (díbad) or body-fine (corp-díre). The compensation goes to the nearest kinsman, namely Conchobar.
- Cú Chulainn is adjudged an innocent person (indílsech) in the guise of a guilty one (dílsech). If he had been a (full?) Ulsterman, ... (?). If he had not belonged to the Ulstermen at all, he would have been a dílsech in his own guise. [...]
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The men of Ulster bring a law-suit against Cú Chulainn. The outcome is that as a native (aurrad) of Ulster, he is to pay half the body-fine (corp-díre) for slaying his son by mistake. The arguments for the judgment are explained as follows:
- Why is Cú Chulainn judged guilty? Although he did combat (comracc), he did so of his own accord, without the consent of his people (túath) or kindred (cenél).
- Why does the compensation amount to half the body-fine? Cú Chulainn is a stranger (deoraid) in Ulster, but also a native (aurrad) as he holds land in the ‘cantred’ (trícha cét) of Muirtheimne. His son is adjudged a stranger (deoraid).
- Why is this amount to be paid to Conchobar? As a kin-slayer (fingalach), Cú Chulainn is not entitled to receive his son’s inheritance (díbad) or body-fine (corp-díre). The compensation goes to the nearest kinsman, namely Conchobar.
- Cú Chulainn is adjudged an innocent person (indílsech) in the guise of a guilty one (dílsech). If he had been a (full?) Ulsterman, ... (?). If he had not belonged to the Ulstermen at all, he would have been a dílsech in his own guise. [...]
According to O’Keeffe, there is something missing in the concluding statement.
Subjects
early Irish law
Keywords
fingal; kinslaying;
Agents
Cú Chulainn <strong>Cú Chulainn</strong> <br>Young Ulster hero and chief character of <em>Táin bó Cuailnge</em> and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
Connla mac Aífe <strong>Connla (<i>var.</i> Connláech) or Conla; or <i>Óenfir Aífe</i> (‘Aífe’s only son’)</strong> <br>son of Cú Chulainn and Aífe; tragically killed in single combat by his honour-bound father
Conchobar mac Nessa <strong>Conchobar mac Nessa</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ulster Cycle) <br>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.
Connla mac Aífe <strong>Connla (<i>var.</i> Connláech) or Conla; or <i>Óenfir Aífe</i> (‘Aífe’s only son’)</strong> <br>son of Cú Chulainn and Aífe; tragically killed in single combat by his honour-bound father
Conchobar mac Nessa <strong>Conchobar mac Nessa</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ulster Cycle) <br>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.
Places
Muirtheimne
Lexical items
Ir. aurrad
Ir. corp-díre
Ir. dílsech
Ir. indílsech
Ir. fingalach
Ir. trícha cét
Ir. corp-díre
Ir. dílsech
Ir. indílsech
Ir. fingalach
Ir. trícha cét
