Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 182 O'Grady, Standish 1846 1928 Clive, Arthur Netterville, Luke The Coming of Cuculain Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Coming of Cuculain" by Standish O'Grady is a narrative rooted in Irish mythology and heroic tales written during the late 19th century. The book centers around Cuculain, a legendary hero of the Ultonians, depicting his early life and the cultural backdrop of ancient Ireland. It explores themes of valor, sacrifice, and the heroic code, drawing deeply upon the Gaelic literary tradition. The beginning of the story sets the stage in the great hall of Emain Macha, where the Red Branch Knights feast and boast of past glories. Concobar Mac Nessa, the young king, seeks counsel from the Ard-Druid about the future glory of the Ultonians, leading to a prophecy about a child destined for greatness—Cuculain himself. We meet key figures, including Fergus Mac Roy and the young warrior Setanta, who becomes Cuculain. As Setanta begins to assert himself, he faces off against the fierce hound of the smith Culain, leading to a pivotal moment that shapes his identity and future role as a protector of the Ultonians. The opening chapters richly illustrate the setting and the lore, creating an engaging entry point into the saga of Cuculain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Fantasy fiction Mythology, Celtic -- Ireland Cuchulain (Legendary character) -- Fiction PB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 272004 272005 2024-10-03T03:54:06.042759 2023-10-03T04:27:22.678570 text/html text/html 276341 2016-11-17T11:04:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii 93324 2016-11-17T11:05:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 170947 2024-10-03T03:54:13.034702 application/epub+zip 174347 2024-10-03T03:54:09.165731 application/epub+zip 161061 2024-10-03T03:54:07.862711 application/epub+zip 327519 2024-10-03T03:54:16.005193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307698 2024-10-03T03:54:12.253706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265159 2022-09-03T05:48:13.738928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234330 234203 2024-10-03T03:54:05.550846 2023-10-03T04:27:22.312616 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 236265 2016-11-17T11:03:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 89007 2016-11-17T11:05:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 234036 2013-06-21T08:05:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88719 2013-06-21T08:05:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22484 2024-10-03T03:54:16.134167 application/rdf+xml 13488 2024-10-03T03:54:08.451909 image/jpeg 3796 2024-10-03T03:54:08.174715 image/jpeg 168053 2024-10-03T03:54:06.065762 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 en.wikipedia