Project Gutenberg 2004-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 110 Faraday, L. Winifred 1872 Faraday, Winifred Faraday, Lucy Winifred Táin Bó Cúalnge. English The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Nicole Apostola "The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge): An Old Irish Prose-Epic" by L. Winifred Faraday is a classical prose epic thought to be written around the early Christian era. This ancient tale is part of the heroic cycle of Ulster and centers around a legendary cattle raid instigated by Queen Medb of Connacht, who aims to steal a prized bull from the kingdom of Ulster. The valorous youth Cuchulainn, the chief warrior of Ulster, becomes a pivotal character, defending his territory against overwhelming odds. At the start of this epic, the narrative sets the stage for a grand military campaign led by Medb and her husband Ailill, who gather an extensive army from various provinces of Ireland to seize the Dun Bull of Cualnge. The opening introduces key characters, including the prophesying maiden Fedelm, who foretells doom and bloodshed as the forces prepare to advance. Cuchulainn, the young and formidable warrior, is revealed as the primary defender of Ulster, left alone to combat the invading forces due to a curse that incapacitated the other warriors. The tale unfolds with themes of loyalty, conflict, and bravery, as Cuchulainn assembles his strength to confront Medb’s formidable army. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epic literature, Irish -- Translations into English Cattle stealing -- Fiction Heroes -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- Legends Tales -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) Cuchulain (Legendary character) -- Fiction Mythology, Celtic -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) Tales, Medieval -- Translations into English PB Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 296911 296843 2024-10-06T12:41:05.220671 2023-10-06T12:50:25.515696 text/html text/html 296904 296836 2024-10-06T12:41:05.484729 2023-10-06T12:50:25.698703 text/html text/html 186134 2024-10-06T12:41:13.799139 application/epub+zip 188149 2024-10-06T12:41:09.271682 application/epub+zip 160469 2024-10-06T12:41:07.958649 application/epub+zip 421742 2024-10-06T12:41:16.884127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402096 2024-10-06T12:41:12.923237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292890 2022-09-07T16:08:50.609318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258478 258463 2024-10-06T12:41:04.850713 2023-10-06T12:50:25.127700 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 258193 2020-12-18T22:48:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90741 2020-12-18T22:48:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 258201 2020-12-18T22:48:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90735 2020-12-18T22:48:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22461 2024-10-06T12:41:17.018113 application/rdf+xml 22163 2024-10-06T12:41:08.498654 image/jpeg 4430 2024-10-06T12:41:08.226668 image/jpeg 184622 2024-10-06T12:41:05.509700 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog