About this episode
King Mongán confronts a poet's tale, leading to unexpected consequences rooted in Irish mythology.
King Mongán thinks he has got lucky when the poet Forgoll wanders into his ringfort, but when he dares to question one of Forgoll’s stories, he finds he has made a bitter enemy and only an old friend can save him… Based on Lebor na hUidre , 133, this short story is followed by a chat about Irish myth and legend, Irish archaeology, and the role of poets in medieval Irish society. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/JulietteHarrisson Buy my books! https://books2read.com/ap/nzeerp/Juliette-Harrisson Buy merch! https://www.julietteharrisson.co.uk/store Creepy Classics music written and performed by Ed Harrisson (C) Books and sources: Text from The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales , by John T. Koch with John Carney A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes , by Jonathan Bardon Stations of the Sun , by Ronald Hutton J.Borsje, Understanding Celtic Religion A lot of Wikipedia! And Favourite Irish Legends , by Yvonne Carroll, Fiona Waters, and Felicity Trotman. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ab084821eb1441f891685f47b48fb93d https://dil.ie/42314 (on the tuigen ) Cosmic Viking on YouTube on Irish archaeology: On…
Topics covered
- Irish myth
- Irish archaeology
- medieval Irish society
Keywords
- King Mongán
- Forgoll
- Lebor na hUidre
- poets
- Celtic Heroic Age
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Books & works: Lebor na hUidre, Text from The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes, Stations of the Sun, Understanding Celtic Religion
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