Today was a busy day. Was the move all day, and only then move on to notch. Fresh air is good, but so many people are really nothing for my nerves. If I know our notch is too much, I would die on the Oktoberfest probably dead.
the evening I've got nothing more forlorn anyway, because then all of a rum drunk are. Not fun when you're still sober themselves. In any case, I had all day and my stuff at home in my head that I had all the can do [these are little homework * g *]. But all in all, the weekend was very productive. :)
I've even sat down and learned Welsh. It was also clear to me what else for me to come to work if I have problems I have noted to Lesson 2. It just keeps getting heavier! Nevertheless, I hope to create this course.
Last night I had my "project" - done - if mans may call it . Get The idea came to me when I'm told by the invasions of Ireland. Then I came because the Welsh have a very strange treasures (the thirteen treasures of the island of Britain): a chess game that plays itself - please? So I thought so, the Irishmen are much more serious. But now that I've really busy, because some places are very strange. Anyways, I wrote a short essay about the invasions of Ireland and I do I find it quite acceptable. Since I'm also something that I can put on my blog xp.
The Five Plus One invasions of Ireland: What strange things happening.
In Ireland there is no creation myth. It was just always there. It had to find it and settle, and that it is doing what many different people.
The are the five invasions of Cessair, Partholon, nemed, the Tuatha de Dannan and the Firbolg, the first three names are those of the leader and the others of the people. Only after the Celtic people came to the islands, also known as the Milesians.
The first invasion, in which a paddle is playing a major role.
The first invasion took place before the Biblical flood. Cessair, a granddaughter of Noah himself, had set his mind not to join the ark, and thought: "Since he lived in Ireland has never been someone can be there is no sin, so mu ; SSTE the island remain even spared the deluge. " Together with fifty women and three men who were apparently criminal, and Noah did not want to take them, they reached the Emerald Isle. One of three ships went down before. So much for Avoid water.
Anyway, back to the three men, the real stars of the story. These were: Bith, father of Cessair and son of Noah, so to speak MacNoah; Ladra, the captain of the ship, and Fionntán. Now that women know, men can not survive without, Cessair has fifty women, including himself, shared between the three men. They even landed in the group of Fiontánn. Bith and Ladra died soon after arrival, which is very interesting Ladras death.
Ladra was the first dead man in Ireland before the Flood. Death overtook him as follows: The sources are not complete consensus. He either died of excessive sex or he died of a paddle that was stuck in his butt. No clue how it got there there. In any case, the time was a change for the Grim Reaper.
Fiontánn, horrified by the idea alone of having to care for fifty women, turned towards the mountains and was never seen again. Cessair died soon after of a broken heart. Because the other women could not seem to think, they would have died too soon. This left Fiontánn, who was still very much alive long back as the only survivors on the island. He was five and a half thousand years old. During this period, he transformed himself into a salmon, an eagle and a falcon. He lived so long that he was able to experience all the great events in Ireland, which he could then tell the historians. What was Cessairs merit? She brought the first sheep to Ireland.
I think all together would have been better off on the ark.
The second invasion languish in which the Greeks.
For many centuries Ireland was broke until a Greek tradition, after all, decided to kill his parents to come to the throne. Since it did not work, had to plan B ran. Invasion of Ireland. After three years, the Greeks it was not so long routes, see Ulysses reached Partholon, short form of Bartholomew, with his wife, his three sons and their wives the island. Beoil, one of the sons, founded the first house in Ireland, Brea, the second, led a cooking and dueling, and the third, Malaliach, invented the first ale of ferns. Also brought Partholon, "the son who remained in the water," The first cattle with Ireland. At that time, Ireland had only one level on which the cattle could graze, so they put on four more planes.
After a while, people had more magnificently. Fünfhundertundzwanzig years they lived happily until one day, all thanks to a plague within a week (in May) were dead. However, there was one survivor: Tuan mac Cairill. He also lived a very long time, even in different Forms to tell, for example, as salmon, deer, boars and eagles, and the story to anyone.
So now the second invasion came to an end.
The third invasion arise in which finite familiar faces.
The next invader was nemed, for ancient Celtic holy or sacred space, which evokes associations Druid, more on that later. He and his men reached the island thirty years after the plague of Partholon. He had a fleet of many ships, but because you want to remain so in the tradition, all were swallowed up in one by the sea. One ship, on board nemed with his wife Macha - we know it! - His four sons and their wives, and twenty extras reached after one and a half years wandering the coast of Ireland.
At the time, but Ireland was already used as a basis for the strange race of Fomorii, of which it is said that they were sea gods. Described them as creatures with one eye, one leg and one arm, whether all at once or not is not said.
After three major battles nemed had defeated them and built a large fortress in Südarmagh. Nemed but was not overly long life blessed and so it happened that he died. This was the opportunity for the Fomorii come back and collect huge high taxes. The very modern people Fomorii.
In any case, the nemed not like people and they have rebelled. This left thirty warriors who searched by boat into the distance.
will now learn something, watch out. According to the tradition of later settlers came from the fleeing warriors.
A grandson of nemed, Semeon went to Greece and his descendants should have been the Fir Bolg. Another grandson, Beothach the motivation for the race of the Tuatha de Danann. And one of his sons, Fearghus Leathdearg went to Britain and became the forefather of the Britons.
There are reasons to assume that also belonged to the Tuatha De Danann nemed already, which would be: the number three's inside everywhere, his druid name, his wife Macha was later the goddess of the Tuatha De Danann, and the Fomorii have always been the sworn enemies of the Tuatha De Danann was. Whether this is really true, or whether that was only sealed together so that it sounds nice, is not really relevant.
One thing was certain, these three invasions shaped the country and changed it sustainable. It is very interesting that Ireland was the only culture that did not believe in creation by a god, but it believed that the country has always been there and it was shaped by the respective residents.
The following two invasions are not up on the dung of individuals but of the whole race.
The fourth Invasion: In Which it comes to bags.
As just mentioned are the descendants of Fir Bolg nemed, not entirely unjustified to make Ireland their own. The name means "bag men" because fir people or men and Bolg bag means. There are several versions of how they came to the name, but all included Greece and the use of bags. On the other hand, is also Bolg spear, and that makes much more sense, since their infamous spears are mentioned in texts. But "man bag" is probably stuck in the heads.
When they arrived in Ireland, Ireland five brothers have divided among themselves, which explains the division of Ireland into five areas. It is alleged that to the Fir Bolg in Greece have been divided into three groups: the actual Fir Bolg, the Fir and the Gaileoin Domhnann.
Gaileoin to "Spear of the injuries," hot, as they have with these very effective dug earth in Greece, for whatever reason. Domhnann hot "dark" because the mud was so deep (?), They have piled on rocks, also in Greece.
These three groups have even really exists and they are busy. The Fir Bolg are the Celtic tribe of the Belgae, who lived in what is now Belgium and populated the southern part of Britain. The Gaileoin are actually the Laighin, the main root of today's Leinster. And the Fir Domhnann the Dumnonii the wide parts of Britain and Western Europe are populated. It is very interesting when you can combine mythology and history. Mythological event confirmed by history.
Thirty-seven years were allowed to enjoy the Fir Bolg their beautiful home before the Tuatha De Danann, which will come next, were thrown out. First they were driven to Islay, Rathlin, on the Isle of Man and to Arran. Then they were again thrown out by the Scots and they are back in Ireland. But first time to the Tuatha De Danann.
The fifth Invasion: In Which represent the entire Irish Celtic Pantheon.
The Tuatha De Danann are for me has always been the most interesting of the conquerors. Mostly because they were all gods, which can not all say the same. The name can be interpreted almost any way, but in general it is translated as "People of the Goddess Danu".
Now the name is resolved. Tuatha , which means "common people", is in contrast to the nobility, and today the word for farmers means is also the North. In the history of the arrival of the Tuatha De Danann told that they came from the north and from there conquered Ireland, including at the Battle of Moytura.
De is the word for god or goddess and in this case Danann just the word for the goddess Danu, who owes his name and Denmark. But why they chose this very goddess namesake, but where did the Celts every god and every goddess as equivalent? It can be attributed to that Danus were attributes including technical skills and the arts. Thus were the Tuatha De Danann, the hand or artistically talented people, which is true in my opinion very well.
Well, then came the Tuatha De Danann, expelled the Fir Bolg and the rule over Ireland. They also set about diligently to create levels and rivers to create. Through its many activity and adventure was finally what we now call the mytholgischen cycle.
So these were the five invasions of ancient Ireland, of course, as the title suggests is a traitor t. As a note I would mention only one how striking it is to know that the more one about the respective invasion from books - mythological and historical - knows, the more "normal" they are. What does this tell us? You can leave Ireland with a blank page in history, not alone, they think up the craziest things. I will never forget the paddle as long as I live.
But for, for me, the last invasion.
Plus One: In Which are the beginnings of the Tower of Babel.
This invasion is now telling us about the children Miles of Hispania, which came from Spain to conquer Ireland, what they have achieved after many adventures and battles as well. This group, called the Milesians are, they say, the ancestors of today's population of Gaelic Ireland and Scotland. As you can see, they could keep their land.
Miles Hispania is, as everyone knows good Latin scholar, a soldier of Spain. They are brought in connection with Spain, as the Latin name for Ireland Hibernia , "Winter Land", and is similar to the Iberia - Iberia derived from Iberus , the river Ebro.
Oh no, I was wrong, but it starts again. So
After old Tradition were the people of Scythia descendants of Japheth MacNoah, so the son of Noah, and one of them was the Venerable Fenius. Now this was at the Tower of Babel Fenius present, which explains its nickname, but was the only one who was spared by God and still dominated all 72 existing languages, because he was a great Linguits. His grandson, Gaedheal glass, constructed from these languages, the Irish or Gaelic. Gaedheal and his descendants lived in Egypt. He was also good friends with Moses. One day in the desert but was Gaedheal bitten by a snake and Moses saved his life by the wound with his walking stick touched. Around the wound, the skin of Gaedheal was green, hence the nickname glass, green. This he has still promised Moses that Gaedheal would be forever protected from snakes and no matter what country he settled in, where there were no snakes. In Ireland, there are still no snakes, but this may be due to the insulation. Still others say St. Patrick had driven them.
Like always. After many years left Gaedheals descendants Egypt and came across the Mediterranean to Spain, she once enslaved. Then came their king, Breoghan to build on the idea of a tower to protect his newly acquired country secure. From this tower saw his son Ith the island of Ireland.
Mil was Breoghan grandchildren, and because he wanted to explore the country of his forefathers, he took off to Egypt , where he was then the daughter of Pharaoh, Scota, married. He did this was not until his first wife died in Scythia. Scota is named after the tribe of Scots.
was distributed on two women Mil father of not less than thirty-seven sons, six of which of the Soe ; hnen Scota in the conquest of Ireland played an important role. Their names were Eibhear, Amhairghin Glungheal, Ir, Colptha, Erannan and Eireamhoin.
Mil set sail and wanted to Ireland. But first he made a stopover in Spain in order to clarify some issues there. Unfortunately he was killed before he could continue his journey.
In the meantime, was his uncle Ith on the way to Ireland, where he served as the Tuatha De Danann had just arrived the country wanted to divide among themselves, because he made a proposal. But because the Tuatha distrusted him, they killed him on the way back. Thus, his men made their way back to Spain and told to take it to the sons of Mil, who felt then entitled Ireland by force.
Now we come again to death. Natural selection was there a little exaggerated, in my opinion. Here we go:
As they neared Ireland, Erannan climbed up the mast to be able to see better, and what happens now? Exactly, he falls down and breaks his neck. Another son Mils, Ir wanted to row a rowboat out first, but his paddle - not again - is broken and he fell backwards into the water and drowned.
At last they reached without further loss, Inbhear Sceine (County Kerry). Amhairghin was the first set foot on Irish soil. Now they met the three Tuatha De Danann goddesses Banba, and Fotla Eriu. Each of them demanded that the country would be named after them, which allowed the Milesians.
far from the goddesses the Milesians met their husbands Cuille Mac, Mac and Mac Ceacht Gréinne. This they asked the Milesians, they were allowed to stay three days longer king. The Milseier should while in their ships, nine wavelengths - wait away - real waves.
But that was a ruse, because the druids conjured up a storm that drove them out into the sea and its ships brought nearly capsized. But Amhairghin sang a song that calmed the sea again and they could reach the island again.
Donn - still did not mention the son of Mil, who was to share with his brother Spain - was so enraged and swore that all people in Ireland kill what a wind rose and drowned him and his brother Aireach.
The surviving sons of Mil reached Ireland, this time at the mouth of the Boyne from where it after the great battle of Tailtiu (County Meath) were victorious against the Tuatha De Danann. From that day ruled by the Milesians to Ireland and are given as the ancestors of modern Gaels, the Celts.
The defeated Tuatha De Danann were driven underground, where they still regarded as fairies, elves and there are ghosts. If one does not at should believe something, it can be seen as a metaphor and the hills of the Sidhe are simple grave, graves of the fallen Tuatha De Danann and the old order. But like the magical version I feel fine.
The song that Amhairghin sang, and brought to the form of converters Fiontánn Tuan and for some reason the name is, is as follows:
I am a wind of the sea,
I am a wave of the sea,
I am a sound of the sea,
I am an ox of seven fights,
I am a stag of seven tines,
I am a hawk on a cliff,
I am a tear of the sun,
I am fair among flowers,
I am a boar,
I am a salmon in a pool,
I am a lake on a plain,
I am a hill of poetry,
I am a battle-waging spear,
I am a god who forms fire for a head.
Who makes clear the ruggedness of the mountains?
Who but myself knows where the sun shall set?
Who foretells the ages of the moon?
Who brings the cattle from the House of Tethra and segregates them?
For whom but me will the fish of the laughing ocean be making welcome?
Who shapes the weapons from hill to hill?
Invoke, People of the Sea, invoke the poet, that he may compose a spell for you.
For I, the druid, who set out letters in Ogham,
I, who part combatants,
I will approach the rath of the Sidhe to seek a cunning poet that together we may
concoct incantations.
I am wind of the sea.
Diese Erzählungen from the early history of Ireland convey the complexity and quantity of Irish mythology. It says, moreover, still, that you can not just talk only about the "Celts", but that it is much more complicated than this, it still requires some clarification and dealing with this issue. It also shows how entertaining and exciting it can be mythology.
It was delivered the knowledge of the invasions in Leabhar Gabhála Éireann, the Book of Invasions. It is a collection of poems and prose to the mythical origins of the Irishman. Compiled and edited it was by an anonymous scholar of the eleventh century.
Source: Blamires, Steve. "The Five Invasions of
Ireland . Aisling Arran. http://www.aislingmagazine.com/aislingmagazine/articles/TAM24/TheFive.html. September 2008.
