Heroic Romances of Ireland — Volume 1 by Arthur Herbert Leahy
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Conall Cernach, Conall the Victorious, second champion of Ulster after
Cuchulain. Conor (properly spelt Conchobar and pronounced Con-ower), king of Ulster. Emer, wife of Cuchulain, appears often in the "Sick-bed." This name is by some pronounced A-vair, probably from a different spelling. Fand, the fairy princess, in love with Cuchulain, in the "Sick-bed." Fergus, son of Rog, prominent in the "Exile of the Sons of Usnach," and in "Combat"; step-father to King Conor, he appears in most of the romances. Ket (spelt Cet), son of Mata, the Connaught champion, appears in the "Boar of Mac Datho." Maev (spelt Medb), the great Queen of Connaught. Mider, Etain's fairy lover, in the "Courtship of Etain." CONTENTS THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN |
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