A journey through Celtic Myth Heroes
The clash of armor, the bloodshed of battle, the sound of battle cries.These are the stories of the greatest heros that went through the tragices and the challenges of becoming a hero. Cuchulain was one of the greatest heros in Irish Mythology. He is best known for his single-handed defense of Ulster. Cuchulain was born around the first century of B.C. At birth he could swim like a fish, he had seven fingers, and seven toes, and seven pupils in each eye. When he was 7 years old he fought 150 young warriors to gain entrance into his uncles court. When he was 12 years old he changed his name to Cuchulain which means “Hound of Cullan”. Later on in his life he fell in love with a women named Emer and he …show more content…
Finn was born around the mid-third century AD. Finn means “Fair” or “White”. Shortly after Finn was born his father was killed and his mom Murin had left Finn in the forest of Slieve Bloom. Finn learned the basic skills of becoming an Irish hero, such as running, leaping, swimming, and hunting. As a young boy he left the forest and went out on his own. He had learned about his ansectry from the king of Kerry. In Connacht he had his first craving of bloodshed when he killed a warrior involved in his father's death. From the bard finnegas he learned the art of poetry. So far, finn has acquired all of the requirements to become a hero. On the night of Samhain, a night where ireland's erstwhile divine rulers emerge form their own kingdoms to stalk the land. Every samhain for the past 9 years, Tara had been stalked by a dannon called Aillen. Aillen would rise from his fairy mound and lull everyone to sleep with his magic harp and pipes, once everyone was sleeping he would breathe fire flames from his mouth until Tara was burned to the ground. Finn stepped forward and promised to guard Tara until the following dawn. So finn waited until after sunset and waited for Aillen to arrive. Aillen played his harp and pipes until the guards of Tara fell into a deep sleep. Finn however, pressed his spear tip to his forehead and he stayed awake. As the first gust of flames were about to be blowed finn caught the fire in his cloak and sent it
The clash of armor, the bloodshed of battle, the sound of battle cries.These are the stories of the greatest heros that went through the tragices and the challenges of becoming a hero. Cuchulain was one of the greatest heros in Irish Mythology. He is best known for his single-handed defense of Ulster. Cuchulain was born around the first century of B.C. At birth he could swim like a fish, he had seven fingers, and seven toes, and seven pupils in each eye. When he was 7 years old he fought 150 young warriors to gain entrance into his uncles court. When he was 12 years old he changed his name to Cuchulain which means “Hound of Cullan”. Later on in his life he fell in love with a women named Emer and he …show more content…
Finn was born around the mid-third century AD. Finn means “Fair” or “White”. Shortly after Finn was born his father was killed and his mom Murin had left Finn in the forest of Slieve Bloom. Finn learned the basic skills of becoming an Irish hero, such as running, leaping, swimming, and hunting. As a young boy he left the forest and went out on his own. He had learned about his ansectry from the king of Kerry. In Connacht he had his first craving of bloodshed when he killed a warrior involved in his father's death. From the bard finnegas he learned the art of poetry. So far, finn has acquired all of the requirements to become a hero. On the night of Samhain, a night where ireland's erstwhile divine rulers emerge form their own kingdoms to stalk the land. Every samhain for the past 9 years, Tara had been stalked by a dannon called Aillen. Aillen would rise from his fairy mound and lull everyone to sleep with his magic harp and pipes, once everyone was sleeping he would breathe fire flames from his mouth until Tara was burned to the ground. Finn stepped forward and promised to guard Tara until the following dawn. So finn waited until after sunset and waited for Aillen to arrive. Aillen played his harp and pipes until the guards of Tara fell into a deep sleep. Finn however, pressed his spear tip to his forehead and he stayed awake. As the first gust of flames were about to be blowed finn caught the fire in his cloak and sent it