Dubthach Dóeltenga

Dubthach [' dufθax ] (" the Dark " ) is in the Ulster Cycle of Irish Celtic mythology, the name of a warrior from Ulster.

Mythology

Dubthach, anxious for his sharp tongue with the nickname dael (also Doel ) Ulad ( " Beetle of Ulster " ) or daeltenga (also dóeltenga ) ( " Dung Beetle tongue " ), is a fearsome warrior. From Celtchar mac Uthechair he has received the spear Luin Cheltchair that is so bloodthirsty that he has to be cooled in a boiler with toxic broth so as not to burn its wearer.

In Longas mac nUislenn ( " The Exile of the Sons Uislius " ) is Dubthach one of the guarantors, the king Conchobar mac Nessa sends to Deirdre and Naoise, to move them to return. But since the king is a traitor and can kill Naoise, Dubthach goes along with the other two guarantors, Conchobar's son Cormac Conn Longas and Fergus mac Róich full of anger after Connacht to Ailill mac Máta and Medb to avenge the betrayal. In Táin Bó Cuailnge ( " The Cattle Raid of Cooley " ) so he fights together with the Connachtern against the Ulter with their main hero Cú Chulainn.

In the poem about Liamuin ( Lyons Hill, County Kildare ) the Dindsenchas ( " place names traditions " ) led to the following pedigree Dubthachs:

The opposite of belligerent Dubthach is always thoughtful to compensation poets and right speakers ( fili ) of King Conchobar mac Nessa, Sencha mac Ailella.