Caílte mac Rónáin

Caílte mac Rónáin [ 'kailʴtʴe mak' Roːnaːnʴ ], also Caoilte , is the name of a member of the Fianna in the Finn cycle of the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

mythology

Caílte mac Rónáin is the nephew and henchman of Fionn mac Cumhaill , the leader of the Fianna. He is famous for his ability to run as fast as the wind, to talk to the animals and as a storyteller.

In the story Acallam na Senórach (“Conversation with the Elderly”) it is reported that Caílte and his cousin Oisín met Saint Patrick of Ireland at a very old age . They accompany him on his hike through Ireland and tell him all the mythical traditions of the places visited.

In the Welsh legend Culhwch ac Olwen he corresponds to Sgilti Ysgafndroed , the light-footed runner of King Arthur .

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• List of Celtic myths and sagas

literature

• Helmut Birkhan : Celtic stories from the emperor Arthur. Part 2, Lit-Verlag, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7563-6 .
• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .

Web link

• Maurice Harmon: The dialogue of the ancients of Ireland: a new translation of Acallam na Senórach. Verlag Peter Lang, 2009, ISBN 978-1-904505-39-6 . (books.google.at)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celtic stories from the emperor Arthur. Part 2, p. 226, note 28.