Aided Loegairi Buadaig

Aided Loegairi Buadaig [ 'aðʴeð' loiɣarʴi 'vuaðiɣʴ ] ("The Death of Loegaires the Victorious") is the name of a tragicomic tale from the Ulster cycle of Irish mythology . This legend has come down to us in a single manuscript from the 16th century.

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The poet and bard ( filidh ) Aed mac Ainninne has committed adultery with Mugain, the wife of King Conchobar mac Nessa , and is therefore sentenced to death. He is supposed to be drowned in a lake, but he manages to use spells to dry everyone out beforehand. Only at the last does the magic work fail. This lake is located in Larne in County Antrim , right in front of the house of Loegaire Buadach , a warrior from Ulster who, however, does not want to allow a bard to be executed here, of all places. With sword in hand, he rushes out the door to prevent the deed. But in his zeal he hits the door lintel with such force that he soon succumbs to the skull injuries. The fatally wounded Loegaire slays 30 followers of the king with the last of his strength and in the general turmoil Aed manages to escape.

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Myths and legends from Ireland

literature

• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .

Web links

• The Death of Lóegaire Búadach in Celtic Literature Collective