Camal
Camal mac Rágail , also Camaal or Camall , son of Rágal (Riagall), is a legendary figure from the Celtic mythology of Ireland .
Camal is mentioned in the story Cath Maige Tuired ("The Second Battle of Mag Tuired ") together with Gamal, son of Figal, (a variation of the same name) as the doorkeeper of the Tuatha de Danaan . When Lugh introduces himself to him as a carpenter, blacksmith, athlete, sword master, harper, protector, poet, history connoisseur, satirist and artist, Camal gives him the nickname Samildánach ("the artisan").
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Web links
- John T. Koch: Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia, volumes 1-5. ABC-CLIO, 2006, ISBN 9781851094400, p. 820.
- Jean Markale: King of the Celts: Arthurian legends and the Celtic tradition. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co, 1994, ISBN 9780892814527, p. 146 f.
- Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory: Gods and Fighting Men , Echo Library, 2006, ISBN 9781847023278, p. 35 f.