Etarscél

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Etarscél [ 'edarʃkʼeːl ], also Eterscél Mór [ ' ederʃkʼeːl moːr ], Etarscéle and Eterscéle , is the name of a king from the Celtic mythology and history of Ireland .

Etarscél is the son of King Íar mac Dedad in the tales of the Ulster cycle and the son-in-law of King Eochaid Airem , whom he also succeeded to the throne. In the saga Togail Bruidne Da Derga ("The Destruction of the Hall Da Dergas") he is the father of Conaire Mórs , whom he fathered with his wife Mes Buachalla . In another version, it is not Etarscél himself who is the father, but Mes Buachalla is impregnated by a stranger who enters her bedchamber as a bird through the window.

Etarscél's reign is mentioned in the Lebor Gabála Érenn ("Book of the Conquest of Ireland") as simultaneous with the Roman emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD), with the birth of Christ and the famous Irish kings Conchobar mac Nessa , Cairbre Nia -Fer , called Cú Roí and Ailill mac Máta . In Seathrún Céitinn's work Foras feasa ar Éirinn (“History of Ireland”) it is mentioned with 70 - 64 BC. In the Annála Ríoghdhachta Éireann ("Annals of the Four Masters") with 116 - 111 BC. Chr. Indicated.

According to legend, Etarscél ruled for five to six years and was killed in the Battle of Aillenn by the usurper Nuadu Necht, who was slain by Conaire Mór six months later. As a result, Conaire Mór succeeds his father Etarscél as the Hochkönig.

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