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The Táin Bó Cúailnge: Ireland's Ancient Epic That Shaped a Nation
Before the Normans, before the Tudors, before Cromwell — there was the Táin. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Ireland's great native epic, the Táin Bó Cúailnge, a tale of a cattle raid, a teenage warrior, and a goddess at war. They trace its origins in pre-Christian oral tradition, its first written forms in early medieval monasteries, and the central figures: Cú Chulainn, Queen Medb, and the Brown Bull of Cooley. They discuss the Táin's place in the Ulster Cycle, its linguistic and mythological richness, and how it survived centuries of change to become a cornerstone of…
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