Irish rígféinnid

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Ed. Ludwig Christian Stern, ‘Fiannshruth’, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 1 (1897).
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On Cormac mac Airt, his accession and his many troops; and Finn’s position as a rígféinnid, head of the Fíanna of Ireland, in Cormac’s reign and after (and on Finn being succeeded by Oisín); on the invincibility of Finn and the Fíanna in battle, with a list of battles fought.

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# 00001 Fianshruth

On Cormac mac Airt, his accession and his many troops; and Finn’s position as a rígféinnid, head of the Fíanna of Ireland, in Cormac’s reign and after (and on Finn being succeeded by Oisín); on the invincibility of Finn and the Fíanna in battle, with a list of battles fought.

Iar ngabail rigi nErend do Cormac hua Cuind ⁊ iar nindarpa Lugaid Meiccon ⁊ iar ndith Fergusa Dub-detaig ... roboi cain Cormaic for Erind co 'adbal ⁊ co dirímh, gur ba lan in Eire dia cheithernaib. Is e ropa thaiseach teglaig ⁊ ropa cheand deorad ⁊ amhus ⁊ cech ceithirne archena la Cormac Find mac Cumaill, conad friusin atberat in daescar-sluag Fianna Find .i. rigfeindig, ised (is iat?) robatar fri laim Find forrusin. Erroi nonbair cech fir dib ⁊ cerd manchuine ut fuit la Coinculaind.
Nachdem Cormac der Enkel Conns König von Irland geworden, Lugaid Maccon vertrieben und Fergus Schwarzzahn gestorben war, lag die Steuer Cormacs auf Irland, gross und unermesslich, und Irland war voll von seinen Truppen. Da war Find MacCumaill Stammeshäuptling und das Haupt der Auswandrer und Söldner und zugleich jeder Truppe bei Cormac. Diese nannte das gemeine Volk die Fianna Finns, d. h. die Fiannenhäuptlinge, die neben Finn über sie gesetzt waren. Die Last von neun Mann auf jeden Mann von ihnen und die Regel des Dienstes waren wie bei Cuchulinn.
– With minor alterations, the text edited by Stern (principally from the B-version, but with variants from A).
Is e didiu Find ropa taisech foraib la cech rig iarsuidhiu cin romair ⁊ Oiséne ina diaid; ar ni rabatar ceitherna rig Temrach ni bá deach ina occusin. It e vero na fianna-sa fichset (fichsetar A) cath Cuillenn (Chuili Cuilleann A) ⁊ cath Cliach ⁊ cath Comair-tri-n-usci ⁊ cath Muigi Inis ⁊ cath slebi Mis ⁊ cath Luacra (slebe Luachrai A) ⁊ cath sidhe Feimin ⁊ cath Fea ⁊ cath Crinna ⁊ cath Sídhe-da-bolg. Ocus it e rofichsetar (dofichetar A) iarsuidiu Indsi Derglocha (derglacha A) a sídhib la Find hua Baiscne for Ruadhraidh mac Boidb ⁊ rl. (et for Dercthiu A). Nach rig (ri A) tra las andeachadar na fiannu-sa i cath no an irgail riam is rompu nomuidheadh (is riam romeabaid for firu hErind A).
Und Finn war also hernach unter jedem Könige Häuptling über sie, so lange er lebte, und Oiséne nach ihm; denn die Truppen des Königs von Tara waren nirgends besser als bei ihnen. Die Fianna aber kämpften die Schlacht von Cuile Cuilleann, von Cliu (?), von Comar-tri-nusci, von Mag Inis, von Sliab Mis, von Sliab Luachra, von Sid Feimin, von Fea, von Crinna und von Sid-dá-bolg. Und sie kämpten darnach (die Schlacht) von Inis-derglocha, dem Síd-Orte, nämlich Finn hua Baiscne gegen Ruadhraidh den Sohn Bodbs, etc.) Gegen welchen König immer die Fianna in die Schlacht oder in den Streit zogen, der wurde von ihnen besiegt.
– With minor alterations, the text edited by Stern (principally from the B-version, but with variants from A).
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battle of Cuillén (Finn Cycle) • battle of Cliu (Finn Cycle) • battle of Comair Trí nUsci (Finn Cycle) • battle of Mag Inis (Finn Cycle) • battle of Slíab Mis (Finn Cycle) • battle of Slíab Luachra (Finnn Cycle) • battle of Síd Feimin (Finn Cycle) • battle of Fea (Finn Cycle) • battle of Crinna • battle of Síd Dá Bolg (Finn Cycle) • battle of Inis Derglocha
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Lugaid Mac Con <strong>Lugaid Mac Con</strong> <br>Often simply Mac Con, a legendary high-king of Ireland from a people based in Munster; said to have defeated Éogan Mór and Art mac Cuinn in the battle of Mucrama after a return from exile following the battle of Cenn Abrat.
Fergus Dubdétach No associated entry available from the subject index
Cormac mac Airt <strong>Cormac mac Airt</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Cormac mac Airt) <br>Legendary high-king of Ireland; son of Art son of Conn Cétchathach; contemporary of Finn mac Cumaill.
Finn mac Cumaill <strong>Finn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn Cycle,Id) <br>Finn mac Cumaill (earlier <i>mac Umaill</i>?), Find úa Báiscni: central hero in medieval Irish and Scottish literature of the so-called Finn Cycle; warrior-hunter and leader of a <i>fían</i>
Oisín mac Finn <strong>Oisín mac Finn</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn Cycle,Id) <br>A <i>fían</i>-warrior, son of Finn, in the Finn Cycle of medieval Irish literature
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)
Oisín mac Finn <strong>Oisín mac Finn</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn Cycle,Id) <br>A <i>fían</i>-warrior, son of Finn, in the Finn Cycle of medieval Irish literature
Ruadrad mac Boidb No associated entry available from the subject index
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Ir. rígféinnid