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Echoes of Antiquity in the Early Irish Song of Amergin

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this brief paper is to highlight similarities between the 'first poem spoken in Ireland' and certain classical and scriptural motifs, some of which may hitherto have gone unnoticed. The poem is an invocation uttered by Amergin Glúingel, the Milesian Druid, as he set his right foot upon Ireland; its text is recorded in the eleventh-century Lebor Gabála Érenn, usually known in English as the Book of Invasions.

Source: Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)

DOI: 10.17613/wqdxt-khd97

Author: Graham, Lloyd

Language: English

Topic: Medieval Literature and History

Subfield: Classics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6887842261

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