Togail Bruidne Dá Derga

Togail Bruidne Since Derga [' toɣal ʴ ' vruð ʴ ʴ n e da ' d ʴ erga ] (" The destruction of the hall since Dergas " ) is the title of a story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is in the Leabhar Buidhe Lecain ( " The Yellow Book of Lecan " ) partially preserved and complete in a manuscript from 1300, in the Lebor na hUidre ( " The Book of the dark-colored cow " ) and a few manuscripts from more recent times. There were originally two versions of the 9th century, which were summarized in the 11th century. Notes in these later works can be seen that already in lost Lebor Dromma Snechta ( "The Book of Druim Snechta " ) must have been a bundled version.

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Conaire Mór is the son of the powerful magic Mes Buachalla, wife of the Irish king Etarscél. In one version Etarscél is himself the father of Conaire Mor's, in another Mes Buachalla was pregnant before her marriage by a stranger in bird shape. After death, Conaire Mór Etarscéls undergoing the ceremony of "Bull sleeping " ( tarbfeis ). In this ritual a man is fed with the meat and the broth of a frischgeschlachteten white bull until he falls asleep saturated. Then spells are sung about him, until he appears in a dream of the newly erkürende King of the Druids. Also, in a subplot of Serglige Con Chulainn ocus oenét emirs ( " Cú Chulainn sickbed and the only jealousy emersed " ) this custom is described.

At the beginning of Conaire Mor's reign the country flourishes and there is peace and justice. However, when starting his foster brothers, ruthlessly ravaging, plundering the country, Conaire Mór violates the FIR flathemon ( " the justice of the King"), because he failed to punish them for it. This ultimately leads to his downfall, and he also violates even against some of his gessi ( taboos ). The desire of a horrible ugly man named Fer Caille with his even uglier woman Cichuil to accompany him to the Festhalle, he can not prevent and the witch Cailb he refuses then a place at his fire. When a guest visit to the festival hall of Da Derga ( "Red God " ), he is attacked by the drawing brothers and despite strong opposition and the help slain by Conall Cernach, only Conall Cernach can escape at the last moment.

This Festhalle ( Old Irish bruiden ) of Briuga ( rich peasant ) Since Dergas is described in Birkhan as circular, in her have hundreds of warriors and a large number of staff space. Instead it is situated on a crossroads and has seven gates, but only one is each closed - a sign of the hospitality of the owner.

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