Arthurian Saga.Mention of early British legend suggests,336;the saga in Brittany and Marie de France,339,340;Miss Jessie L. Weston's article on, in the“Encyc. Britann.,”341;Chrestien de Troyes influential in bringing into the poetic literature of Europe the,340,341;various sources of, discussed,342;the saga in Wales,343,344;never entered Ireland,343;why so little is heard of, in accounts of Cymric myths,344Asa.Scandinavian deity,86Asal.Of the Golden Pillars King,115Asura-Masda.Persian deity,86Athnurchar(ath-nur´char), orArdnurchar(The Ford of the Sling-cast). The River-ford where Ket slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa,240;significance,251Atlantic, The.Aoife's cruelty to her step-children on waters of,140,141Austria.Discovery of pre-Roman necropolis in,28;relics found in, developed into the La Tène culture,29Avagddu(avagdhoo). Son of Tegid Voel,413;deprived of gift of supernatural insight,413A´valon. Land of the Dead;bears relation with NorseValhall,338;its later identification with Glastonbury,338Avon Dia.Duel between Cuchulain and Ferdia causes waters of, to hold back,121[pg 424]BBabylonia.The ship symbol in,76Balkans.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of,57Balor.Ancestor of Lugh,88;Bres sent to seek aid of,109;informed that Danaans refuse tribute,113;Fomorian champion, engages Nuada of the Silver Hand, and slain by Lugh,117;one of the names of the god of Death,130;included in Finn's ancestry,255BanbaWife of Danaan king, MacCuill,132Bann, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175Barbarossa, Kaiser.Tradition that Finn lies in some enchanted cove spellbound, like,308“Barddas.”Compilation enshrining Druidic thought,332;Christian persons and episodes figure in,333;extract from, in catechism form,334,335Bardicdiffers from popular conception of Danaan deities,104Barrow, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175Bar´uch. A lord of the Red Branch; meets Naisi and Deirdre on landing in Ireland,199;persuades Fergus to feast at his house,199;dūn, on the Straits of Moyle,251Bavb(bayv). Calatin's daughter; puts a spell of straying on Niam,230Beälcu(bay'al-koo). A Connacht champion; rescue of Conall by,244;slain by sons owing to a stratagem of Conall's,245;Conall slays sons of,245Bebo.Wife of Iubdan. King of Wee Folk,247Bed´wyr(bed-weer). Equivalent, Sir Bedivere. One of Arthur's servitors who accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392Belgæ.One of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæsar's conquest began,58Beli.Cymric god of Death, husband of Dōn;corresponds with the Irish Bilé,348,349;Lludd and Llevelys, sons of,385Bell, Mr. ArthurReference to a drawing by, showing act of stone-worship,66Bel´tené. One of the names of the god of Death;first of May sacred to,133Ben Bulben.Dermot of the Love-spot slain by the wild boar of,123,301,302;Dermot and the Boar of,290,291Ben´digeid Vran, or“Bran the Blessed.”King of the Isle of the Mighty (Britain);Manawyddan, his brother,365;Branwen, his sister,366;gives Branwen as wife to Matholwch,366;makes atonement for Evnissyen's outrage by giving Matholwch the magic cauldron, &c.,367,368;invades Ireland to succour Branwen,369,372;the wonderful head of,371,372Bertrand, A.See pp.55,64,83Bilé(bil-ay). One of the names of the god of Death (i.e., of the underworld),130;father of Miled,130;equivalent, Cymric god Beli, husband of Dōn,348,349Birōg.A Druidess who assists Kian to be avenged on Balor,111Black Knight, The.Kymon and,396;Owain and,396-397Black Sainglend(sen'glend). Cuchulain's last horse; breaks from him,232Blai.Oisīn's Danaan mother,282Blanid.Wife of Curoi; sets her love on Cuchulain,228-229;her death,229[pg 425]Ble´heris.A Welsh poet identical withBledhericus, mentioned by Giraldus Cambrensis, and with Bréris, quoted by Thomas of Brittany,342“Blerwm, Blerwm”(bleroom).Sound made by Taliesin by which a spell was put on bards at Arthur's court,416Blodeuwedd, or“Flower-Face.”The flower-wife of Llew,382,383Boanna(the river Boyne).Mother of Angus Ōg,121Book of Armagh.References to,104,147Book of Caermarthen, Black.Gwyn ap Nudd figures in poem included in,353Book of the Dun Cow.Reference to,97;Cuchulain makes his reappearance legend of Christian origin in,238;“Voyage of Maeldūn”is found in,309Book of Hergest, The Red.Forms main source of tales in the“Mabinogion,”344;the story of Taliesin not found in,412Book of Invasions.Reference to,106Book of Leinster.References to,24,85,208Bōv the Red.King of the Danaans of Munster, brother of the Dagda;searches for maiden of Angus Ōg's dream,121-123;goldsmith of, named Len,123;Aoife's journey to, with her step-children,139,140Boyne, The River.Angus Ōg's palace at,121;Angus and Caer at,122;Milesians land in estuary of,136;Ethné loses her veil of invisibility while bathing in river,144;church, Kill Ethné, on banks of,145Bran.SeeBendigeidBranwen.Sister of Bran,366;given in marriage to Matholwch,366;mother of Gwern,368;degraded because of Evnissyen's outrage,369;brought to Britain,372;her death and burial on the banks of the Alaw,372Brea(bray).Battle of, reference to Finn's death at,275Bregia.Locality of,168;the plains of, viewed by Cuchulain,193;St. Patrick and folk of,282Breg´on.Son of Miled, father of Ith,130;tower of, perceived by Ith,132Brenos (Brian).Under this form, was the god to whom the Celts attributed their victories at the Allia and at Delphi,126Bres.1. Ambassador sent to Firbolgs, by People of Dana,106;slain in battle of Moytura,107.2. Son of Danaan woman named Eri, chosen as King of Danaan territory in Ireland,107;his ill-government and deposition,107-108.3. Son of Balor;learns that the appearance of the sun is the face of Lugh of the Long Arm,123Bri Leith(bree lay).Fairy palace of Midir the Proud at, in Co. Longford,124;Etain carried to,163Brian.One of three sons of Turenn,114Brian.Equivalent, Brenos.Son of Brigit (Dana),126Briccriu of the Poisoned Tongue(bric'roo).Ulster lord;causes strife between Cuchulain and Red Branch heroes as to Championship of Ireland,195;summons aid of demon named The Terrible,196;his suggestion for carving mac Datho's boar,243
Arthurian Saga.Mention of early British legend suggests,336;the saga in Brittany and Marie de France,339,340;Miss Jessie L. Weston's article on, in the“Encyc. Britann.,”341;Chrestien de Troyes influential in bringing into the poetic literature of Europe the,340,341;various sources of, discussed,342;the saga in Wales,343,344;never entered Ireland,343;why so little is heard of, in accounts of Cymric myths,344Asa.Scandinavian deity,86Asal.Of the Golden Pillars King,115Asura-Masda.Persian deity,86Athnurchar(ath-nur´char), orArdnurchar(The Ford of the Sling-cast). The River-ford where Ket slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa,240;significance,251Atlantic, The.Aoife's cruelty to her step-children on waters of,140,141Austria.Discovery of pre-Roman necropolis in,28;relics found in, developed into the La Tène culture,29Avagddu(avagdhoo). Son of Tegid Voel,413;deprived of gift of supernatural insight,413A´valon. Land of the Dead;bears relation with NorseValhall,338;its later identification with Glastonbury,338Avon Dia.Duel between Cuchulain and Ferdia causes waters of, to hold back,121[pg 424]BBabylonia.The ship symbol in,76Balkans.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of,57Balor.Ancestor of Lugh,88;Bres sent to seek aid of,109;informed that Danaans refuse tribute,113;Fomorian champion, engages Nuada of the Silver Hand, and slain by Lugh,117;one of the names of the god of Death,130;included in Finn's ancestry,255BanbaWife of Danaan king, MacCuill,132Bann, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175Barbarossa, Kaiser.Tradition that Finn lies in some enchanted cove spellbound, like,308“Barddas.”Compilation enshrining Druidic thought,332;Christian persons and episodes figure in,333;extract from, in catechism form,334,335Bardicdiffers from popular conception of Danaan deities,104Barrow, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175Bar´uch. A lord of the Red Branch; meets Naisi and Deirdre on landing in Ireland,199;persuades Fergus to feast at his house,199;dūn, on the Straits of Moyle,251Bavb(bayv). Calatin's daughter; puts a spell of straying on Niam,230Beälcu(bay'al-koo). A Connacht champion; rescue of Conall by,244;slain by sons owing to a stratagem of Conall's,245;Conall slays sons of,245Bebo.Wife of Iubdan. King of Wee Folk,247Bed´wyr(bed-weer). Equivalent, Sir Bedivere. One of Arthur's servitors who accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392Belgæ.One of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæsar's conquest began,58Beli.Cymric god of Death, husband of Dōn;corresponds with the Irish Bilé,348,349;Lludd and Llevelys, sons of,385Bell, Mr. ArthurReference to a drawing by, showing act of stone-worship,66Bel´tené. One of the names of the god of Death;first of May sacred to,133Ben Bulben.Dermot of the Love-spot slain by the wild boar of,123,301,302;Dermot and the Boar of,290,291Ben´digeid Vran, or“Bran the Blessed.”King of the Isle of the Mighty (Britain);Manawyddan, his brother,365;Branwen, his sister,366;gives Branwen as wife to Matholwch,366;makes atonement for Evnissyen's outrage by giving Matholwch the magic cauldron, &c.,367,368;invades Ireland to succour Branwen,369,372;the wonderful head of,371,372Bertrand, A.See pp.55,64,83Bilé(bil-ay). One of the names of the god of Death (i.e., of the underworld),130;father of Miled,130;equivalent, Cymric god Beli, husband of Dōn,348,349Birōg.A Druidess who assists Kian to be avenged on Balor,111Black Knight, The.Kymon and,396;Owain and,396-397Black Sainglend(sen'glend). Cuchulain's last horse; breaks from him,232Blai.Oisīn's Danaan mother,282Blanid.Wife of Curoi; sets her love on Cuchulain,228-229;her death,229[pg 425]Ble´heris.A Welsh poet identical withBledhericus, mentioned by Giraldus Cambrensis, and with Bréris, quoted by Thomas of Brittany,342“Blerwm, Blerwm”(bleroom).Sound made by Taliesin by which a spell was put on bards at Arthur's court,416Blodeuwedd, or“Flower-Face.”The flower-wife of Llew,382,383Boanna(the river Boyne).Mother of Angus Ōg,121Book of Armagh.References to,104,147Book of Caermarthen, Black.Gwyn ap Nudd figures in poem included in,353Book of the Dun Cow.Reference to,97;Cuchulain makes his reappearance legend of Christian origin in,238;“Voyage of Maeldūn”is found in,309Book of Hergest, The Red.Forms main source of tales in the“Mabinogion,”344;the story of Taliesin not found in,412Book of Invasions.Reference to,106Book of Leinster.References to,24,85,208Bōv the Red.King of the Danaans of Munster, brother of the Dagda;searches for maiden of Angus Ōg's dream,121-123;goldsmith of, named Len,123;Aoife's journey to, with her step-children,139,140Boyne, The River.Angus Ōg's palace at,121;Angus and Caer at,122;Milesians land in estuary of,136;Ethné loses her veil of invisibility while bathing in river,144;church, Kill Ethné, on banks of,145Bran.SeeBendigeidBranwen.Sister of Bran,366;given in marriage to Matholwch,366;mother of Gwern,368;degraded because of Evnissyen's outrage,369;brought to Britain,372;her death and burial on the banks of the Alaw,372Brea(bray).Battle of, reference to Finn's death at,275Bregia.Locality of,168;the plains of, viewed by Cuchulain,193;St. Patrick and folk of,282Breg´on.Son of Miled, father of Ith,130;tower of, perceived by Ith,132Brenos (Brian).Under this form, was the god to whom the Celts attributed their victories at the Allia and at Delphi,126Bres.1. Ambassador sent to Firbolgs, by People of Dana,106;slain in battle of Moytura,107.2. Son of Danaan woman named Eri, chosen as King of Danaan territory in Ireland,107;his ill-government and deposition,107-108.3. Son of Balor;learns that the appearance of the sun is the face of Lugh of the Long Arm,123Bri Leith(bree lay).Fairy palace of Midir the Proud at, in Co. Longford,124;Etain carried to,163Brian.One of three sons of Turenn,114Brian.Equivalent, Brenos.Son of Brigit (Dana),126Briccriu of the Poisoned Tongue(bric'roo).Ulster lord;causes strife between Cuchulain and Red Branch heroes as to Championship of Ireland,195;summons aid of demon named The Terrible,196;his suggestion for carving mac Datho's boar,243
Arthurian Saga.Mention of early British legend suggests,336;the saga in Brittany and Marie de France,339,340;Miss Jessie L. Weston's article on, in the“Encyc. Britann.,”341;Chrestien de Troyes influential in bringing into the poetic literature of Europe the,340,341;various sources of, discussed,342;the saga in Wales,343,344;never entered Ireland,343;why so little is heard of, in accounts of Cymric myths,344Asa.Scandinavian deity,86Asal.Of the Golden Pillars King,115Asura-Masda.Persian deity,86Athnurchar(ath-nur´char), orArdnurchar(The Ford of the Sling-cast). The River-ford where Ket slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa,240;significance,251Atlantic, The.Aoife's cruelty to her step-children on waters of,140,141Austria.Discovery of pre-Roman necropolis in,28;relics found in, developed into the La Tène culture,29Avagddu(avagdhoo). Son of Tegid Voel,413;deprived of gift of supernatural insight,413A´valon. Land of the Dead;bears relation with NorseValhall,338;its later identification with Glastonbury,338Avon Dia.Duel between Cuchulain and Ferdia causes waters of, to hold back,121[pg 424]BBabylonia.The ship symbol in,76Balkans.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of,57Balor.Ancestor of Lugh,88;Bres sent to seek aid of,109;informed that Danaans refuse tribute,113;Fomorian champion, engages Nuada of the Silver Hand, and slain by Lugh,117;one of the names of the god of Death,130;included in Finn's ancestry,255BanbaWife of Danaan king, MacCuill,132Bann, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175Barbarossa, Kaiser.Tradition that Finn lies in some enchanted cove spellbound, like,308“Barddas.”Compilation enshrining Druidic thought,332;Christian persons and episodes figure in,333;extract from, in catechism form,334,335Bardicdiffers from popular conception of Danaan deities,104Barrow, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175Bar´uch. A lord of the Red Branch; meets Naisi and Deirdre on landing in Ireland,199;persuades Fergus to feast at his house,199;dūn, on the Straits of Moyle,251Bavb(bayv). Calatin's daughter; puts a spell of straying on Niam,230Beälcu(bay'al-koo). A Connacht champion; rescue of Conall by,244;slain by sons owing to a stratagem of Conall's,245;Conall slays sons of,245Bebo.Wife of Iubdan. King of Wee Folk,247Bed´wyr(bed-weer). Equivalent, Sir Bedivere. One of Arthur's servitors who accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392Belgæ.One of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæsar's conquest began,58Beli.Cymric god of Death, husband of Dōn;corresponds with the Irish Bilé,348,349;Lludd and Llevelys, sons of,385Bell, Mr. ArthurReference to a drawing by, showing act of stone-worship,66Bel´tené. One of the names of the god of Death;first of May sacred to,133Ben Bulben.Dermot of the Love-spot slain by the wild boar of,123,301,302;Dermot and the Boar of,290,291Ben´digeid Vran, or“Bran the Blessed.”King of the Isle of the Mighty (Britain);Manawyddan, his brother,365;Branwen, his sister,366;gives Branwen as wife to Matholwch,366;makes atonement for Evnissyen's outrage by giving Matholwch the magic cauldron, &c.,367,368;invades Ireland to succour Branwen,369,372;the wonderful head of,371,372Bertrand, A.See pp.55,64,83Bilé(bil-ay). One of the names of the god of Death (i.e., of the underworld),130;father of Miled,130;equivalent, Cymric god Beli, husband of Dōn,348,349Birōg.A Druidess who assists Kian to be avenged on Balor,111Black Knight, The.Kymon and,396;Owain and,396-397Black Sainglend(sen'glend). Cuchulain's last horse; breaks from him,232Blai.Oisīn's Danaan mother,282Blanid.Wife of Curoi; sets her love on Cuchulain,228-229;her death,229[pg 425]Ble´heris.A Welsh poet identical withBledhericus, mentioned by Giraldus Cambrensis, and with Bréris, quoted by Thomas of Brittany,342“Blerwm, Blerwm”(bleroom).Sound made by Taliesin by which a spell was put on bards at Arthur's court,416Blodeuwedd, or“Flower-Face.”The flower-wife of Llew,382,383Boanna(the river Boyne).Mother of Angus Ōg,121Book of Armagh.References to,104,147Book of Caermarthen, Black.Gwyn ap Nudd figures in poem included in,353Book of the Dun Cow.Reference to,97;Cuchulain makes his reappearance legend of Christian origin in,238;“Voyage of Maeldūn”is found in,309Book of Hergest, The Red.Forms main source of tales in the“Mabinogion,”344;the story of Taliesin not found in,412Book of Invasions.Reference to,106Book of Leinster.References to,24,85,208Bōv the Red.King of the Danaans of Munster, brother of the Dagda;searches for maiden of Angus Ōg's dream,121-123;goldsmith of, named Len,123;Aoife's journey to, with her step-children,139,140Boyne, The River.Angus Ōg's palace at,121;Angus and Caer at,122;Milesians land in estuary of,136;Ethné loses her veil of invisibility while bathing in river,144;church, Kill Ethné, on banks of,145Bran.SeeBendigeidBranwen.Sister of Bran,366;given in marriage to Matholwch,366;mother of Gwern,368;degraded because of Evnissyen's outrage,369;brought to Britain,372;her death and burial on the banks of the Alaw,372Brea(bray).Battle of, reference to Finn's death at,275Bregia.Locality of,168;the plains of, viewed by Cuchulain,193;St. Patrick and folk of,282Breg´on.Son of Miled, father of Ith,130;tower of, perceived by Ith,132Brenos (Brian).Under this form, was the god to whom the Celts attributed their victories at the Allia and at Delphi,126Bres.1. Ambassador sent to Firbolgs, by People of Dana,106;slain in battle of Moytura,107.2. Son of Danaan woman named Eri, chosen as King of Danaan territory in Ireland,107;his ill-government and deposition,107-108.3. Son of Balor;learns that the appearance of the sun is the face of Lugh of the Long Arm,123Bri Leith(bree lay).Fairy palace of Midir the Proud at, in Co. Longford,124;Etain carried to,163Brian.One of three sons of Turenn,114Brian.Equivalent, Brenos.Son of Brigit (Dana),126Briccriu of the Poisoned Tongue(bric'roo).Ulster lord;causes strife between Cuchulain and Red Branch heroes as to Championship of Ireland,195;summons aid of demon named The Terrible,196;his suggestion for carving mac Datho's boar,243
Arthurian Saga.Mention of early British legend suggests,336;the saga in Brittany and Marie de France,339,340;Miss Jessie L. Weston's article on, in the“Encyc. Britann.,”341;Chrestien de Troyes influential in bringing into the poetic literature of Europe the,340,341;various sources of, discussed,342;the saga in Wales,343,344;never entered Ireland,343;why so little is heard of, in accounts of Cymric myths,344
Arthurian Saga.Mention of early British legend suggests,336;
the saga in Brittany and Marie de France,339,340;
Miss Jessie L. Weston's article on, in the“Encyc. Britann.,”341;
Chrestien de Troyes influential in bringing into the poetic literature of Europe the,340,341;
various sources of, discussed,342;
the saga in Wales,343,344;
never entered Ireland,343;
why so little is heard of, in accounts of Cymric myths,344
Asa.Scandinavian deity,86
Asa.Scandinavian deity,86
Asal.Of the Golden Pillars King,115
Asal.Of the Golden Pillars King,115
Asura-Masda.Persian deity,86
Asura-Masda.Persian deity,86
Athnurchar(ath-nur´char), orArdnurchar(The Ford of the Sling-cast). The River-ford where Ket slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa,240;significance,251
Athnurchar(ath-nur´char), orArdnurchar(The Ford of the Sling-cast). The River-ford where Ket slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa,240;
significance,251
Atlantic, The.Aoife's cruelty to her step-children on waters of,140,141
Atlantic, The.Aoife's cruelty to her step-children on waters of,140,141
Austria.Discovery of pre-Roman necropolis in,28;relics found in, developed into the La Tène culture,29
Austria.Discovery of pre-Roman necropolis in,28;
relics found in, developed into the La Tène culture,29
Avagddu(avagdhoo). Son of Tegid Voel,413;deprived of gift of supernatural insight,413
Avagddu(avagdhoo). Son of Tegid Voel,413;
deprived of gift of supernatural insight,413
A´valon. Land of the Dead;bears relation with NorseValhall,338;its later identification with Glastonbury,338
A´valon. Land of the Dead;
bears relation with NorseValhall,338;
its later identification with Glastonbury,338
Avon Dia.Duel between Cuchulain and Ferdia causes waters of, to hold back,121
Avon Dia.Duel between Cuchulain and Ferdia causes waters of, to hold back,121
B
B
Babylonia.The ship symbol in,76
Babylonia.The ship symbol in,76
Balkans.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of,57
Balkans.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of,57
Balor.Ancestor of Lugh,88;Bres sent to seek aid of,109;informed that Danaans refuse tribute,113;Fomorian champion, engages Nuada of the Silver Hand, and slain by Lugh,117;one of the names of the god of Death,130;included in Finn's ancestry,255
Balor.Ancestor of Lugh,88;
Bres sent to seek aid of,109;
informed that Danaans refuse tribute,113;
Fomorian champion, engages Nuada of the Silver Hand, and slain by Lugh,117;
one of the names of the god of Death,130;
included in Finn's ancestry,255
BanbaWife of Danaan king, MacCuill,132
BanbaWife of Danaan king, MacCuill,132
Bann, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175
Bann, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175
Barbarossa, Kaiser.Tradition that Finn lies in some enchanted cove spellbound, like,308
Barbarossa, Kaiser.Tradition that Finn lies in some enchanted cove spellbound, like,308
“Barddas.”Compilation enshrining Druidic thought,332;Christian persons and episodes figure in,333;extract from, in catechism form,334,335
“Barddas.”Compilation enshrining Druidic thought,332;
Christian persons and episodes figure in,333;
extract from, in catechism form,334,335
Bardicdiffers from popular conception of Danaan deities,104
Bardicdiffers from popular conception of Danaan deities,104
Barrow, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175
Barrow, The River.Visited by mac Cecht,175
Bar´uch. A lord of the Red Branch; meets Naisi and Deirdre on landing in Ireland,199;persuades Fergus to feast at his house,199;dūn, on the Straits of Moyle,251
Bar´uch. A lord of the Red Branch; meets Naisi and Deirdre on landing in Ireland,199;
persuades Fergus to feast at his house,199;
dūn, on the Straits of Moyle,251
Bavb(bayv). Calatin's daughter; puts a spell of straying on Niam,230
Bavb(bayv). Calatin's daughter; puts a spell of straying on Niam,230
Beälcu(bay'al-koo). A Connacht champion; rescue of Conall by,244;slain by sons owing to a stratagem of Conall's,245;Conall slays sons of,245
Beälcu(bay'al-koo). A Connacht champion; rescue of Conall by,244;
slain by sons owing to a stratagem of Conall's,245;
Conall slays sons of,245
Bebo.Wife of Iubdan. King of Wee Folk,247
Bebo.Wife of Iubdan. King of Wee Folk,247
Bed´wyr(bed-weer). Equivalent, Sir Bedivere. One of Arthur's servitors who accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392
Bed´wyr(bed-weer). Equivalent, Sir Bedivere. One of Arthur's servitors who accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392
Belgæ.One of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæsar's conquest began,58
Belgæ.One of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæsar's conquest began,58
Beli.Cymric god of Death, husband of Dōn;corresponds with the Irish Bilé,348,349;Lludd and Llevelys, sons of,385
Beli.Cymric god of Death, husband of Dōn;
corresponds with the Irish Bilé,348,349;
Lludd and Llevelys, sons of,385
Bell, Mr. ArthurReference to a drawing by, showing act of stone-worship,66
Bell, Mr. ArthurReference to a drawing by, showing act of stone-worship,66
Bel´tené. One of the names of the god of Death;first of May sacred to,133
Bel´tené. One of the names of the god of Death;
first of May sacred to,133
Ben Bulben.Dermot of the Love-spot slain by the wild boar of,123,301,302;Dermot and the Boar of,290,291
Ben Bulben.Dermot of the Love-spot slain by the wild boar of,123,301,302;
Dermot and the Boar of,290,291
Ben´digeid Vran, or“Bran the Blessed.”King of the Isle of the Mighty (Britain);Manawyddan, his brother,365;Branwen, his sister,366;gives Branwen as wife to Matholwch,366;makes atonement for Evnissyen's outrage by giving Matholwch the magic cauldron, &c.,367,368;invades Ireland to succour Branwen,369,372;the wonderful head of,371,372
Ben´digeid Vran, or“Bran the Blessed.”King of the Isle of the Mighty (Britain);
Manawyddan, his brother,365;
Branwen, his sister,366;
gives Branwen as wife to Matholwch,366;
makes atonement for Evnissyen's outrage by giving Matholwch the magic cauldron, &c.,367,368;
invades Ireland to succour Branwen,369,372;
the wonderful head of,371,372
Bertrand, A.See pp.55,64,83
Bertrand, A.See pp.55,64,83
Bilé(bil-ay). One of the names of the god of Death (i.e., of the underworld),130;father of Miled,130;equivalent, Cymric god Beli, husband of Dōn,348,349
Bilé(bil-ay). One of the names of the god of Death (i.e., of the underworld),130;
father of Miled,130;
equivalent, Cymric god Beli, husband of Dōn,348,349
Birōg.A Druidess who assists Kian to be avenged on Balor,111
Birōg.A Druidess who assists Kian to be avenged on Balor,111
Black Knight, The.Kymon and,396;Owain and,396-397
Black Knight, The.Kymon and,396;
Owain and,396-397
Black Sainglend(sen'glend). Cuchulain's last horse; breaks from him,232
Black Sainglend(sen'glend). Cuchulain's last horse; breaks from him,232
Blai.Oisīn's Danaan mother,282
Blai.Oisīn's Danaan mother,282
Blanid.Wife of Curoi; sets her love on Cuchulain,228-229;her death,229
Blanid.Wife of Curoi; sets her love on Cuchulain,228-229;
her death,229
Ble´heris.A Welsh poet identical withBledhericus, mentioned by Giraldus Cambrensis, and with Bréris, quoted by Thomas of Brittany,342
Ble´heris.
A Welsh poet identical withBledhericus, mentioned by Giraldus Cambrensis, and with Bréris, quoted by Thomas of Brittany,342
“Blerwm, Blerwm”(bleroom).Sound made by Taliesin by which a spell was put on bards at Arthur's court,416
“Blerwm, Blerwm”(bleroom).
Sound made by Taliesin by which a spell was put on bards at Arthur's court,416
Blodeuwedd, or“Flower-Face.”The flower-wife of Llew,382,383
Blodeuwedd, or“Flower-Face.”
The flower-wife of Llew,382,383
Boanna(the river Boyne).Mother of Angus Ōg,121
Boanna(the river Boyne).
Mother of Angus Ōg,121
Book of Armagh.References to,104,147
Book of Armagh.
References to,104,147
Book of Caermarthen, Black.Gwyn ap Nudd figures in poem included in,353
Book of Caermarthen, Black.
Gwyn ap Nudd figures in poem included in,353
Book of the Dun Cow.Reference to,97;Cuchulain makes his reappearance legend of Christian origin in,238;“Voyage of Maeldūn”is found in,309
Book of the Dun Cow.
Reference to,97;
Cuchulain makes his reappearance legend of Christian origin in,238;
“Voyage of Maeldūn”is found in,309
Book of Hergest, The Red.Forms main source of tales in the“Mabinogion,”344;the story of Taliesin not found in,412
Book of Hergest, The Red.
Forms main source of tales in the“Mabinogion,”344;
the story of Taliesin not found in,412
Book of Invasions.Reference to,106
Book of Invasions.
Reference to,106
Book of Leinster.References to,24,85,208
Book of Leinster.
References to,24,85,208
Bōv the Red.King of the Danaans of Munster, brother of the Dagda;searches for maiden of Angus Ōg's dream,121-123;goldsmith of, named Len,123;Aoife's journey to, with her step-children,139,140
Bōv the Red.
King of the Danaans of Munster, brother of the Dagda;
searches for maiden of Angus Ōg's dream,121-123;
goldsmith of, named Len,123;
Aoife's journey to, with her step-children,139,140
Boyne, The River.Angus Ōg's palace at,121;Angus and Caer at,122;Milesians land in estuary of,136;Ethné loses her veil of invisibility while bathing in river,144;church, Kill Ethné, on banks of,145
Boyne, The River.
Angus Ōg's palace at,121;
Angus and Caer at,122;
Milesians land in estuary of,136;
Ethné loses her veil of invisibility while bathing in river,144;
church, Kill Ethné, on banks of,145
Bran.SeeBendigeid
Bran.
SeeBendigeid
Branwen.Sister of Bran,366;given in marriage to Matholwch,366;mother of Gwern,368;degraded because of Evnissyen's outrage,369;brought to Britain,372;her death and burial on the banks of the Alaw,372
Branwen.
Sister of Bran,366;
given in marriage to Matholwch,366;
mother of Gwern,368;
degraded because of Evnissyen's outrage,369;
brought to Britain,372;
her death and burial on the banks of the Alaw,372
Brea(bray).Battle of, reference to Finn's death at,275
Brea(bray).
Battle of, reference to Finn's death at,275
Bregia.Locality of,168;the plains of, viewed by Cuchulain,193;St. Patrick and folk of,282
Bregia.
Locality of,168;
the plains of, viewed by Cuchulain,193;
St. Patrick and folk of,282
Breg´on.Son of Miled, father of Ith,130;tower of, perceived by Ith,132
Breg´on.
Son of Miled, father of Ith,130;
tower of, perceived by Ith,132
Brenos (Brian).Under this form, was the god to whom the Celts attributed their victories at the Allia and at Delphi,126
Brenos (Brian).
Under this form, was the god to whom the Celts attributed their victories at the Allia and at Delphi,126
Bres.1. Ambassador sent to Firbolgs, by People of Dana,106;slain in battle of Moytura,107.2. Son of Danaan woman named Eri, chosen as King of Danaan territory in Ireland,107;his ill-government and deposition,107-108.3. Son of Balor;learns that the appearance of the sun is the face of Lugh of the Long Arm,123
Bres.
1. Ambassador sent to Firbolgs, by People of Dana,106;
slain in battle of Moytura,107.
2. Son of Danaan woman named Eri, chosen as King of Danaan territory in Ireland,107;
his ill-government and deposition,107-108.
3. Son of Balor;
learns that the appearance of the sun is the face of Lugh of the Long Arm,123
Bri Leith(bree lay).Fairy palace of Midir the Proud at, in Co. Longford,124;Etain carried to,163
Bri Leith(bree lay).
Fairy palace of Midir the Proud at, in Co. Longford,124;
Etain carried to,163
Brian.One of three sons of Turenn,114
Brian.
One of three sons of Turenn,114
Brian.Equivalent, Brenos.Son of Brigit (Dana),126
Brian.
Equivalent, Brenos.
Son of Brigit (Dana),126
Briccriu of the Poisoned Tongue(bric'roo).Ulster lord;causes strife between Cuchulain and Red Branch heroes as to Championship of Ireland,195;summons aid of demon named The Terrible,196;his suggestion for carving mac Datho's boar,243
Briccriu of the Poisoned Tongue(bric'roo).
Ulster lord;
causes strife between Cuchulain and Red Branch heroes as to Championship of Ireland,195;
summons aid of demon named The Terrible,196;
his suggestion for carving mac Datho's boar,243