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440 Myths and Legends of the Celtic RaceMANÉTHO. Egyptian historian, reference to human sacrifices,85, 86MANRED. The ineffable Name of God pronounced, and so wasformed, 333;the primal substance of the universe, 333MAON (may'un). Son of Ailill;brutal treatment of, by Covac, 152-154;has revenge on Ailill by slaying him and all his nobles, 153;weds Moriath, and reigns over Ireland, 154;equivalent, “Labra the Mariner,” 154MARCELLINÚS, AMMIANÚS. Gauls described by, 42MARIE DE FRANCE. Anglo-Norman poetess;sources relating to the Arthurian saga in writings of, 339, 340M SON OF M . Title of tale in the “Mabinogion,” 347;Llew Llaw Gyffes, a character in tale of, 347, 348;brother of Penardun, 349;the tale of, 378-384;Gwydion and Gilvaethwy, nephews of, 378;his strange gift of hearing, 386MATHOLWCH (math'o-law). King of Ireland;comes seeking Branwen's hand in marriage, 366;wedding of, and Branwen's, celebrated at Aberffraw, 366;Evnissyen mutilates his horses, 367;Bran, among other gifts, gives a magic cauldron to, 367, 368;father of Gwern, 368;informed of Bran's invasion, 369;hands sovranty of Ireland to Gwern, 370M . Ancestor of House of Dōn, 349
441MATIÈRE DE FRANCE. Source of Round Table and chivalricinstitutions ascribed to Arthur's court, 341MAXEN WLEDIG (oo'le-dig). Emperor of Rome;the dream of, 384, 385[448]MAY-DAY. Sacred to Beltené, day on which Sons of Miledbegan conquest of Ireland, 133, 134;combat every, between Gwythur ap Greidawl and Gwyn apNudd, 353;strange scream heard in Britain on eve of, 385MEATH. Fergus in his battle-fury strikes off the tops of the threeMaela of, 224;St. Patrick and the folk of, 282MEDICINE. See Magic, 60, 61;Pliny and, 61MEGALITHIC PEOPLE. Builders of dolmens, cromlechs, &c.,52-93;origin of the, 54-58;Professor Ridgeway's contention about, 56;their religion that of magic, 59;representations of the divine powers under human aspectunknown to, 75;Druidism imposed on the Celts by the, 82;human sacrifices, practice a survival from the, 84;conception of, regarding their deities, 86MERCURY. Regarded as chief of the gods by Gauls, 87;Lugh Lamfada identified with, 113
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[9]PREFACEThe Past may be forgotten
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PREFACE 3Warwickshire, Leicestershi
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285CHAPTER VIII: MYTHS ANDTALES OF
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287graphically not by a bounding li
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289NenniusThe earliest extant menti
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291wonderful success. It was speedi
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293doubt they were largely Breton.
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295Conqueror into England. 212 The
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303the original community of Gaelic
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305“I come from battle and confli
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307Sun-god into the western sea, an
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309in an unforeseen difficulty. The
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311like gold, and sitting on a pure
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315it was as big and strong as a ch
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317giant form of Bran. They carouse
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323be weary. “Let us go into Lloe
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325beneath his dignity to take veng
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329river Conway is still called the
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331special circumstances, and Blode
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333The Story of Lludd and LlevelysT
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337after them a poisoned dart. Bedw
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341Here let us pause for a moment t
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343And first Kai was overthrown, an
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349lord, had been lamed. Peredur ha
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351that the Graal was the Cup of th
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353promoting increase, wealth, and
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355More remotely still the cauldron
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357cauldron, and a blind man named
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359days past, but my wife has never
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361main current of the development
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363To render these names accurately
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365AILBACH (el-yach)Fortress in Co.
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367AMYN´TAS II.King of Macedon, de
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369ARIÁNROD. Sister of Gwydion;pr
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371AVON DIA. Duel between Cuchulain
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373BEN´DIGEID VRAN, or “BRAN THE
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375BŌV THE RED.King of the Danaans
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377BRIGINDO.Equivalents, Brigit and
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381CAULDRON OF ABUNDANCE. See equiv
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383ranges of the Balkans and Carpat
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385CHRY´SOSTOM, DION.Testimony of,
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387CONANN.Fomorian king, 101CONÁR
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Page 395 and 396: 391CUCHULAIN (CUCHULLIN) (coo-hoo´
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Page 467 and 468: 463TELLTOWN (TELTIN). Palace at, of
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