Aided Muirchertaig meic Erca

Aided Muirchertaig meic Erca [ 'aðʴeð' vurʴçeRtiɣʴ vik 'eRka ] ("The death of Muirchertach, the son of Ercs") is the name of a story from the historical or royal cycle of Irish mythology . The legend is thought to have originated in the 11th century and is preserved in Leabhar Buidhe Lecain ("The Yellow Book of Lecan") and a manuscript from the 15th century.

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King Muirchertach mac Erca , a historical ruler from the 6th century, meets a seductively beautiful sorceress named Sín while hunting. Since he then casts out his wife and children for her sake, he is cursed by the clergyman Cairnech (see Glám dícenn ). The sorceress, however, confuses Muirchertag's mind to madness, until he sets fire to his castle, falls into a barrel of wine, is trapped by a roof beam and perishes in the flames.

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

• Article Muirchertach mac Muiredaig with this legend in the English language Wikipedia