Lebor Dromma Snechta
Lebor Dromma Snechta [ 'Lʴevor' droma 'ʃnʴexta ] ("The Book of Druim Snechta"), or Cín Dromma Snechta [ k'iːnʴ' droma 'ʃnʴexta ] ("The booklet of Druim Snechta") is the name of a compilation in Old Irish Language probably written after the 7th century. The name derives from the monastery Druim (m) Snechta (Drumsnat, County Monaghan ), where it is said to have originated or was kept. This monastery was founded in the 6th century.
The manuscript is lost; it is only known from later manuscripts from the 16th century in which it is mentioned as a source. According to Rudolf Thurneysen , the age of Lebor Dromma Snechta can be determined indirectly from the information in these works. It is considered to be one of the largest compilations of Old Irish sagas, with at least 130 reliable prose texts to be found in it.
Content (excerpts)
- Compert Con Chulainn ("Cú Chulainn's conception")
- Compert Mongáin ocus sere Duibe Lacha do Mongán ("Mongán's procreation and Mongán's love for Dub Lacha")
- Immram Brain ("Bran's Seafaring")
- Echtrae Chonnlai ("Connla's Adventure")
- Togail Bruidne Da Derga ("The Destruction of the Hall Da Dergas"), one version
- Tochmarc Étaíne ("The Court for Étaín"), one version
- Verba Scáthaige fri Coin Culaind (" Scáthach's words to Cú Chulainn ")
- Lebor Gabála Érenn (“The Book of the Capture of Ireland”), an early version
literature
- Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. 2nd, corrected and enlarged edition. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
- Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 , p. 468.