Cú Chulainn
Cú Chulainn
Cú Chulainn is the central hero of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, a body of medieval Irish tales set in the ancient kingdom of Ulster. Born Sétanta, he is said in legend to be the son of the god Lugh and the nephew of King Conchobar mac Nessa. As a boy he killed the fierce guard dog of the smith Culann in self-defense and, seeing the smith's loss, offered to guard his house in its place, earning the name Cú Chulainn, "the Hound of Culann." Trained in arms by the warrior woman Scáthach, he became Ulster's champion. In the Táin Bó Cúailnge, the central epic of the cycle, he defends Ulster single-handedly against the forces of Queen Medb of Connacht. A symbol of courage, loyalty and devotion to duty, he is commemorated by a bronze statue in Dublin's General Post Office.
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Cú Chulainn, the young champion of Ulster, is the great hero of early Irish epic. King Arthur and the wise enchanter Merlin stand at the heart of the Arthurian legends of Camelot and the Round Table. The Old English poem Beowulf tells of a hero who battles the monster Grendel, and English ballads celebrate Robin Hood, the outlaw of Sherwood Forest who aided the poor.
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