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Irish narrative literature

Irish narrative literature

Misc. religious apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature

Late Middle Irish

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How Samson slew the Gesteda

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Late Middle Irish tale in which Jewish traditions about Samson are combined with Greek traditions about the Trojans. Ferann na nGeisteda, the homeland of the pagan Gesteda in the tale, has been identified as a reference to the Land of Goshen in Egypt.

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Irish narrative literature

Misc. / religious / apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature

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Irish/Gaelic
Irish > Early Irish
Irish > Early > Middle Irish
Irish > Early > Middle Irish > Late Middle Irish