Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin

Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin [' ʃk ʴ e ː la ' kano vik ʴ ' ɣaRtna ː n ʴ ] (" The story of Cano, the son Gartnáns " ) is the title of a story from the Historical Cycle Celtic mythology of Ireland. It dates from the early 11th may but even from the 9th century and is in the Leabhar Buidhe Lecain ( " The Yellow Book of Lecan " ) included.

Content

The saga plays in the 6th century: Cano mac Gartnáin is threatened by his grandfather Aidan of Dalriada and therefore flees from Scotland to Ireland. He is taken by the kings of Diarmait mac Aedo Sláine and Bláthmac of Ulster. An attempted assassination of his grandfather he barely escapes with the help of the daughter Diarmaits. Therefore, he flees to Connacht, where he falls in love with CRED, the daughter of King Guaire Aidne that already, however, the wife of the Warrior Marcan. Therefore also fell in love with him cred mixed in all visitors a guest meal - except for yourselves and Cano - a sleeping pill in the potion. However, Cano wants only her lover, when he has recaptured the throne of Scotland. When we left he gives cred a magical stone that is supposed to protect his life.

After it is Cano managed to defeat his grandfather and become king, he wants to meet with cred at last. Colcu the son Marcáns, this prevents However, through a raid, in which Cano is severely wounded. As cred finds out, she holds her lover dead and smashed her head against a rock. It breaks the magical Stone of Life and Cano dies shortly thereafter of his wounds.

The acting figures are equated with the historical figures who though not all lived at the same time.

Thurneysen compares this saga with Diarmuid and Gráinne, and Tristan and Isolde.