Remscéla

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The remscéla ([ 'Rʴevʴʃkʴeːla ] Irish "pre- stories ", actually Remscéla Tána Bó Cuailnge ) form part of the Old Irish Ulster cycle . They form the background of the most important narrative of the Ulster cycle, the Táin Bó Cuailnge , whose intermediate or immediate prehistory they tell. The term remscéla can be found in important medieval manuscripts that form our main source for the old Irish stories: The Lebor Laignech ("The Book of Leinster"), the Leabhar Buidhe Lecain ("The Yellow Book of Lecan") and another manuscript. There is a detailed list of remscéla in Leinster's book . Some of the most important remscéla are Aislinge Oenguso ("Oengus' dream face"), Compert Con Chulainn ("The procreation of Cú Chulainn"), Compert Conchobuir ("The procreation of Conchobars"), De chophur in da muccida ("The [metamorphosis?] Of the two swineherd "), Echtrae Nerai (" Nera's adventure "), Longas mac nUislenn (" The banishment of the sons of Uislius "), Noínden Ulad (" The weakness of the Ulter "), Táin Bó Froích (" The driving away of the cattle of Froech ") and Tochmarc Emire ("The Court for Emer").

The stories have different themes, some of which create an important background for the main narrative. De chophur in da muccida ("From the [metamorphosis?] Of the two swineherd") tells the story of how two swineherd friends who were once friends fight each other and for this purpose always take on new forms until they finally become the two bulls Donn Cuailnge and Transform findbennach who later fight each other in the Táin . Tochmarc Emire contains some important stages in the youth of the hero Cú Chulainn . The story mainly deals with his courtship for the girl Emer , who demands various heroic deeds from him before she becomes his wife.

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