Irish Bé Find
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§§ 10–12 —
Third tale of Tochmarc Étaíne, ed. and tr. Osborn Bergin • R. I. Best, ‘Tochmarc Étaíne’, Ériu 12 (1934–1938): 174–193, based on LU (RIA MS 23 E 25), NLI MS G 4 and BL, MS Egerton 1782 → §§ 10-12: an ‘interpolation’ about earlier events.
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§ 10. A year before first meeting with Eochaid, Midir had already wood Étaín, whom he addressed as Bé Find, but was unsuccessful in the attempt.
A poem (7 qq) is cited beg. ‘A Bé Fhind, in ragha lium’, in which the speaker invites Bé Find to join him in the delightful Otherworld. Étaín replies that she will go only if he obtains her from her husband.
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§ 10. A year before first meeting with Eochaid, Midir had already wood Étaín, whom he addressed as Bé Find, but was unsuccessful in the attempt.
A poem (7 qq) is cited beg. ‘A Bé Fhind, in ragha lium’, in which the speaker invites Bé Find to join him in the delightful Otherworld. Étaín replies that she will go only if he obtains her from her husband.
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Otherworld
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Midir <strong>Midir of Brí Léith</strong> <br>one of the Túatha Dé Danann in early Irish literature
Étaín ... mythological figure <strong>Étaín</strong> <br>mythological figure in <i>Tochmarc Étaíne</i> and related texts
Bé Find No associated entry available from the subject index
Étaín ... mythological figure <strong>Étaín</strong> <br>mythological figure in <i>Tochmarc Étaíne</i> and related texts
Bé Find No associated entry available from the subject index
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Ir. Bé Find
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(probable) source: A Bé Find in rega limA Bé Find in rega limEarly Irish syllabic poem (7 qq) in which the speaker encourages Bé Find to join him in the delightful Otherworld. It is preserved in the third part of Tochmarc Étaíne, where the poem is attributed to Midir as he woos Étaín, addressing her as Bé Find.
Beg. A Bé Fhind, in ragha lium
