02189cam a2200349 4500 214708894 TxAuBib 20101214120000.0 920818s1989||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 88013508 9780688069469 0688069460 TxAuBib Llywelyn, Morgan. Red branch / Morgan Llywelyn. New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1989. 558 pages ; 24 cm. In Ireland to this day, some say that the tragedy of Ulster began in Cuchulain's time, in the fatal beauty of Deirdre, the brutal anger of King Conor Mac Nessa, and the avenging might of his champion, Cuchulain. Through a hundred generation of poets, the story of Cuchulain has been woven into a thousand marvelous stories, and the mystery enshrouding him has deepened. It is said that the boy Setanta, who later was called Cuchulain, could run and catch a spear before it hit a distant target. Rumors abound of his unnatural parentage, his pact with the goddess of battle, his romance with a foreign-born warrior woman, his deadly struggle with the notorious Queen Maeve. And surely, his doomed battle to save his homeland is one of the great finales, not only in Irish literature but in all the world. Red Branch is Cuchulain's whole fierce story; it is also a rich depiction of ancient Ireland, where Druids chanted to nature gods, who themselves interacted with mortals. This was a world where battles were fought by champions in single combat while tiny armies of handpicked warriors sat on the sidelines and cheered. Red Branch is an epic adventure, brimming with battles, love affairs and enchantments. 20101214. Warriors Fiction. Heroes Fiction. Druids and druidism Fiction. Adventure and adventurers Fiction. Legends. Ulster cycle. Mythology. Folklore Ireland. Ireland History Fiction. Ireland Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Historical fiction.