Cath Finntrágha

Cath Finntrágha [ kaθ 'fʲiNʲtraːɣa ], also Cath Finntrága ("The Battle of Ventry") is a story from the Finn cycle of Irish mythology . The work was probably written in the middle of the 15th century, other authors assume a version that goes back to the 12th century. The report is available in a large number of manuscripts. The oldest known scribe is Finnlaech Ó Cathasaigh (before 1471).

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Ventry Beach

Fionn mac Cumhaill and his Fianna defend Ireland with the help of the elf prince Bodb Derg , the ruler of Síd al Femen , against foreign invaders under the leadership of the "King of the World" ( rí an domhain ). These land on the coast at Ceann Trá on the Dingle Peninsula ( County Kerry ) in southwest Ireland , where the decisive battle takes place. Despite the inaction of the High King Cormac mac Airt on Tara , who envy Finn his influence and folklore, the aggressors are defeated. None of the strangers survived the battle.

See also

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

literature

• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .
• Kuno Meyer : The Cath Finntrága or Battle of Ventry . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1885 (English translation).
• Bianca Ross: Britannia et Hibernia. National and Cultural Identities in 17th Century Ireland . Verlagshaus Winter, Heidelberg 1988, ISBN 3-8253-0503-1 .