Milesians (Irish)

The Milesians (Irish Clann Mhíle, "Children of the Míl " ), sometimes called the Gaels were a mythical Irish race, a descendant of the written tradition after by Míl Espáne and after the Lebor Gabála Érenn ( "Book of the Conquest of Ireland "), as last wave of immigration in Ireland is called.

Origin

Míl Espáne is the mythical tribe Lord of the Milesians and should, in turn, of Japheth, one of Noah's sons, descended.

According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn the Milesians came from Scythia and moved to Greece, Egypt, and Spain, where Míl Espáne was born, to Ireland, where they settled permanently. Under mils sons, the island was divided.

The Milesians are sometimes interpreted as the pre-or descendants of Goidels and therefore also known as the Gaels. Mils grandfather Ith should have seen from a tower on the Spanish coast of Ireland and be executed sail with some ships. This first invasion of the Tuatha Dé Danann were able to fend off yet, but soon after the ( May 1 ) arriving under the leadership mils Milesians succeeds with the help of incantations Amergins to conquer the land. They land in the southwest of the island near the Slieve Mish Mountains ( County Kerry). The Tuatha are (named County Meath, after the mythical figure Tailtiu ) of them at Teltown defeated. The three queens of the country, Banba, and Fohla Ériu together with their husbands Sethor, Cethor and Tethor, the sons Cermats, killed and forced the other Tuatha, in the underground Sidhe to draw ( " Elf Hill "). There they will only live on as national gods of the Milesians, after the Christianization of Ireland today as Fairies or Leprechauns.

Medieval reception

The tradition of the descent of the Milesians was created in the early Middle Ages with reference to the Old Testament and various Latin works. Bernhard Maier believed to speculation about the origin of the Milesians from Scythia and Spain a etymological background, since the Latin names Scythae with Scoti ( Irish, Scots later ) and (H ) iberia with Hibernia (Ireland ) would have been equated.

Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh ( DUALD Mac Firbis ) are in his Leabhar na nGenealach ( " Genealogical Memoirs " ) of 1650, a description of the appearance of the various immigrant to Ireland nations that are not found in earlier sources. Thus did the descendants of the sons of Míl white skin, brown hair and were characterized by courage, honor and wealth. The descendants of the Tuatha Dé Danann were tall, blond and musical and possess skills in magic and medicine, while the descendants of the Fir Bolg were black-haired, thievish and inhospitable.

Geoffrey Keating's genealogies derive the noble Irish families of two sons mils, namely Éber and Eremon.