Chapter 21

Bridge of the Leaps.Cuchulain at,187;Cuchulain leaps,188Brigindo.Equivalents, Brigit and“Brigantia,”103Brigit(g as in“get”).Irish goddess identical with Dana[pg 426]and“Brigindo,”&c.,103,126;daughter of the god Dagda,“The Good,”103,126;Ecne, grandson of,103Britain.SeeGreat Britain.Carthaginian trade with, broken down by the Greeks,22;place-names of, Celtic element in,27;under yoke of Rome,35;magic indigenous in,62;votive inscriptions to Æsus, Teutates, and Taranus found in,86;dead carried from Gaul to,131;Ingcel, son of King of,169;visit of Demetrius to,355;Bran, King of,365;Caradawc rules over in his father's name,369;Caswallan conquers,372;the“Third Fatal Disclosure”in,373Britan.Nedimean chief who settled in Great Britain and gave name to that country,102British Isles.Sole relics of Celtic empire, on its downfall,34;Maev, Grania, Findabair, Deirdre, and Boadicea, women who figure in myths of,43Britons.Geoffrey of Monmouth, like Nennius, affords a fantastic origin for the,338Brittany.Mané-er-H´oeck, remarkable tumulus in,63;tumulus of Locmariaker in, markings on similar to those on tumulus at New Grange, Ireland,72;symbol of the feet found in,77;book brought from, by Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, formed basis of Geoffrey of Monmouth's“Historia Regum Britaniæ,”337;Arthurian saga in,339,340Brogan.St. Patrick's scribe,119,290Brown Bull.SeeQuelgnyBrugh na Boyna(broo-na-boyna).Pointed out to Cuchulain,193Buddha.Footprint of, found in India as symbol,77;the cross-legged, frequent occurrence in religious art of the East and Mexico,87Buic(boo´ik).Son of Banblai;slain by Cuchulain,211Burney's“History of Music.”Reference to Egyptian legend in,118Bury, Professor.Remarks of, regarding the Celtic world,59CCaer.Daughter of Ethal Anubal;wooed by Angus Ōg,122,123;her dual life,122;accepts the love of Angus Ōg,122Caerleon-on-Usk.Arthur's court held at,337Cæsar, Julius.Critical account of Gauls,37;religious beliefs of Celts recorded by,51,52;the Belgæ, the Celtæ, and the Aquitani located by,58;affirmation that doctrine of immortality fostered by Druids to promote courage,81,82;culture superintended by Druids, recorded by,84;gods of Aryan Celts equated with Mercury, Apollo, &c., by,86Cair´bry.Son of Cormac mac Art, father of Light of Beauty,304;refuses tribute to the Fianna,305;Clan Bascna makes war upon,305-308Caliburn(WelshCaladvwlch).Magic sword of King Arthur,338.SeeExcalibur,224,noteCambren´sis, Giral´dus.Celts and,21Campbell.Version of battle of Gowra, in his“The Fians,”305-307Car´adawc.Son of Bran;rules Britain in his father's absence,369Carell.Reputed father of Tuan,100Carpathians.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of the,57Carthaginians.Celts conquered[pg 427]Spain from,21;Greeks break monopoly of trade of, with Britain and Spain,22Cas´corach. Son of a minstrel of the Danaan Folk;and St. Patrick,119Castle of Wonders. Peredur at,405,406Cas´wallan. Son of Beli;conquers Britain during Bran's absence,372Cathbad.Druid;wedded to Maga, wife of Ross the Red,181;his spell of divination overheard by Cuchulain,185;draws Deirdre's horoscope,197;casts evil spells over Naisi and Deirdre,200Catholic Church.Mediæal interdicts of,46Cato, M. Porcius. Observances of, regarding Gauls,37Cauldron of Abundance. See equivalent, Stone of Abundance;also see GrailCeltæOne of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæar's conquest began,58Celtchar(kelt-yar). Son of Hornskin;under debility curse,205Celtdom.The Golden Age of, in Continental Europe,21Celtic. Power, diffusion of, in Mid-Europe,26;placenames in Europe,27;artwork relics, story told by,28;Germanic words, Celtic element in,32;empire, downfall of,34;weak policy of peoples,44;religion, the,46,47;High Kings, traditional burial-places of,69;doctrine of immortality, origin of so-called“Celtic,”75,76;ideas of immortality,78-87;deities, names and attributes of,86-88;conception of death, the,89;culture, five factors in ancient,89,90;the present-day populations,91,92;cosmogony, the,94,95;things,“Barddas”a work not unworthy the student of,333Celtica. Never inhabited by a single pure and homogeneous race,18;Greek type of civilisation preserved by,22;art of enamelling originated in,30;the Druids formed the sovran power in,46;Brigit (Dana) most widely worshipped goddess in,126Celts. Term first found in Hecatæus;equivalent, Hyperboreans,17;Herodotus and dwelling-place of,17;Aristotle and,17;Hellanicus of Lesbos and,17;Ephorus and,17;Plato and,17;their attack on Rome, a landmark of ancient history,18;described by Dr. T. Rice Holmes,18,19;dominion of, over Mid-Europe, Gaul, Spain, and the British Isles,20;their place among these races,20;Giraldus Cambrensis and,21;Spain conquered from the Carthaginians by,21;Northern Italy conquered from the Etruscans by,21;Vergil and,21;conquer the Illyrians,21;alliance with the Greeks,22;conquests of, in valleys of Danube and Po,23;Alexander makes compact with,23;national oath of,24;welded into unity by Ambicatus,25;defeat Romans,26;Germanic peoples and,26,33;decorative motives derived from Greek art,29;art of enamelling learnt by classical nations from,30;burial rites practised by,33;character, elements comprising,36;Strabo's description of,39;love of splendour and methods of warfare,40;Polybius' description of warriors in battle of Clastidium,41;their influence on European literature and philosophy,49,50;the Religion of the,51-93;ranges of the Balkans and Carpathians earliest home of mountain,57;musical services of, described by Hecatæus,[pg 428]58;Switzerland, Burgundy, the Palatinate, Northern France, parts of Britain, &c., occupied by mountain,58;origin of doctrine of immortality,75;idea of immortality and doctrine of transmigration,80,81;the present-day,91,92;no non-Christian conception of origin of things,94;victories at the Alba and at Delphi attributed to Brenos (Brian),126;true worship of, paid to elemental forces represented by actual natural phenomena,147Cenchos.Otherwise The Footless;related to Vitra, the God of Evil in Vedantic mythology,97

Bridge of the Leaps.Cuchulain at,187;Cuchulain leaps,188Brigindo.Equivalents, Brigit and“Brigantia,”103Brigit(g as in“get”).Irish goddess identical with Dana[pg 426]and“Brigindo,”&c.,103,126;daughter of the god Dagda,“The Good,”103,126;Ecne, grandson of,103Britain.SeeGreat Britain.Carthaginian trade with, broken down by the Greeks,22;place-names of, Celtic element in,27;under yoke of Rome,35;magic indigenous in,62;votive inscriptions to Æsus, Teutates, and Taranus found in,86;dead carried from Gaul to,131;Ingcel, son of King of,169;visit of Demetrius to,355;Bran, King of,365;Caradawc rules over in his father's name,369;Caswallan conquers,372;the“Third Fatal Disclosure”in,373Britan.Nedimean chief who settled in Great Britain and gave name to that country,102British Isles.Sole relics of Celtic empire, on its downfall,34;Maev, Grania, Findabair, Deirdre, and Boadicea, women who figure in myths of,43Britons.Geoffrey of Monmouth, like Nennius, affords a fantastic origin for the,338Brittany.Mané-er-H´oeck, remarkable tumulus in,63;tumulus of Locmariaker in, markings on similar to those on tumulus at New Grange, Ireland,72;symbol of the feet found in,77;book brought from, by Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, formed basis of Geoffrey of Monmouth's“Historia Regum Britaniæ,”337;Arthurian saga in,339,340Brogan.St. Patrick's scribe,119,290Brown Bull.SeeQuelgnyBrugh na Boyna(broo-na-boyna).Pointed out to Cuchulain,193Buddha.Footprint of, found in India as symbol,77;the cross-legged, frequent occurrence in religious art of the East and Mexico,87Buic(boo´ik).Son of Banblai;slain by Cuchulain,211Burney's“History of Music.”Reference to Egyptian legend in,118Bury, Professor.Remarks of, regarding the Celtic world,59CCaer.Daughter of Ethal Anubal;wooed by Angus Ōg,122,123;her dual life,122;accepts the love of Angus Ōg,122Caerleon-on-Usk.Arthur's court held at,337Cæsar, Julius.Critical account of Gauls,37;religious beliefs of Celts recorded by,51,52;the Belgæ, the Celtæ, and the Aquitani located by,58;affirmation that doctrine of immortality fostered by Druids to promote courage,81,82;culture superintended by Druids, recorded by,84;gods of Aryan Celts equated with Mercury, Apollo, &c., by,86Cair´bry.Son of Cormac mac Art, father of Light of Beauty,304;refuses tribute to the Fianna,305;Clan Bascna makes war upon,305-308Caliburn(WelshCaladvwlch).Magic sword of King Arthur,338.SeeExcalibur,224,noteCambren´sis, Giral´dus.Celts and,21Campbell.Version of battle of Gowra, in his“The Fians,”305-307Car´adawc.Son of Bran;rules Britain in his father's absence,369Carell.Reputed father of Tuan,100Carpathians.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of the,57Carthaginians.Celts conquered[pg 427]Spain from,21;Greeks break monopoly of trade of, with Britain and Spain,22Cas´corach. Son of a minstrel of the Danaan Folk;and St. Patrick,119Castle of Wonders. Peredur at,405,406Cas´wallan. Son of Beli;conquers Britain during Bran's absence,372Cathbad.Druid;wedded to Maga, wife of Ross the Red,181;his spell of divination overheard by Cuchulain,185;draws Deirdre's horoscope,197;casts evil spells over Naisi and Deirdre,200Catholic Church.Mediæal interdicts of,46Cato, M. Porcius. Observances of, regarding Gauls,37Cauldron of Abundance. See equivalent, Stone of Abundance;also see GrailCeltæOne of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæar's conquest began,58Celtchar(kelt-yar). Son of Hornskin;under debility curse,205Celtdom.The Golden Age of, in Continental Europe,21Celtic. Power, diffusion of, in Mid-Europe,26;placenames in Europe,27;artwork relics, story told by,28;Germanic words, Celtic element in,32;empire, downfall of,34;weak policy of peoples,44;religion, the,46,47;High Kings, traditional burial-places of,69;doctrine of immortality, origin of so-called“Celtic,”75,76;ideas of immortality,78-87;deities, names and attributes of,86-88;conception of death, the,89;culture, five factors in ancient,89,90;the present-day populations,91,92;cosmogony, the,94,95;things,“Barddas”a work not unworthy the student of,333Celtica. Never inhabited by a single pure and homogeneous race,18;Greek type of civilisation preserved by,22;art of enamelling originated in,30;the Druids formed the sovran power in,46;Brigit (Dana) most widely worshipped goddess in,126Celts. Term first found in Hecatæus;equivalent, Hyperboreans,17;Herodotus and dwelling-place of,17;Aristotle and,17;Hellanicus of Lesbos and,17;Ephorus and,17;Plato and,17;their attack on Rome, a landmark of ancient history,18;described by Dr. T. Rice Holmes,18,19;dominion of, over Mid-Europe, Gaul, Spain, and the British Isles,20;their place among these races,20;Giraldus Cambrensis and,21;Spain conquered from the Carthaginians by,21;Northern Italy conquered from the Etruscans by,21;Vergil and,21;conquer the Illyrians,21;alliance with the Greeks,22;conquests of, in valleys of Danube and Po,23;Alexander makes compact with,23;national oath of,24;welded into unity by Ambicatus,25;defeat Romans,26;Germanic peoples and,26,33;decorative motives derived from Greek art,29;art of enamelling learnt by classical nations from,30;burial rites practised by,33;character, elements comprising,36;Strabo's description of,39;love of splendour and methods of warfare,40;Polybius' description of warriors in battle of Clastidium,41;their influence on European literature and philosophy,49,50;the Religion of the,51-93;ranges of the Balkans and Carpathians earliest home of mountain,57;musical services of, described by Hecatæus,[pg 428]58;Switzerland, Burgundy, the Palatinate, Northern France, parts of Britain, &c., occupied by mountain,58;origin of doctrine of immortality,75;idea of immortality and doctrine of transmigration,80,81;the present-day,91,92;no non-Christian conception of origin of things,94;victories at the Alba and at Delphi attributed to Brenos (Brian),126;true worship of, paid to elemental forces represented by actual natural phenomena,147Cenchos.Otherwise The Footless;related to Vitra, the God of Evil in Vedantic mythology,97

Bridge of the Leaps.Cuchulain at,187;Cuchulain leaps,188Brigindo.Equivalents, Brigit and“Brigantia,”103Brigit(g as in“get”).Irish goddess identical with Dana[pg 426]and“Brigindo,”&c.,103,126;daughter of the god Dagda,“The Good,”103,126;Ecne, grandson of,103Britain.SeeGreat Britain.Carthaginian trade with, broken down by the Greeks,22;place-names of, Celtic element in,27;under yoke of Rome,35;magic indigenous in,62;votive inscriptions to Æsus, Teutates, and Taranus found in,86;dead carried from Gaul to,131;Ingcel, son of King of,169;visit of Demetrius to,355;Bran, King of,365;Caradawc rules over in his father's name,369;Caswallan conquers,372;the“Third Fatal Disclosure”in,373Britan.Nedimean chief who settled in Great Britain and gave name to that country,102British Isles.Sole relics of Celtic empire, on its downfall,34;Maev, Grania, Findabair, Deirdre, and Boadicea, women who figure in myths of,43Britons.Geoffrey of Monmouth, like Nennius, affords a fantastic origin for the,338Brittany.Mané-er-H´oeck, remarkable tumulus in,63;tumulus of Locmariaker in, markings on similar to those on tumulus at New Grange, Ireland,72;symbol of the feet found in,77;book brought from, by Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, formed basis of Geoffrey of Monmouth's“Historia Regum Britaniæ,”337;Arthurian saga in,339,340Brogan.St. Patrick's scribe,119,290Brown Bull.SeeQuelgnyBrugh na Boyna(broo-na-boyna).Pointed out to Cuchulain,193Buddha.Footprint of, found in India as symbol,77;the cross-legged, frequent occurrence in religious art of the East and Mexico,87Buic(boo´ik).Son of Banblai;slain by Cuchulain,211Burney's“History of Music.”Reference to Egyptian legend in,118Bury, Professor.Remarks of, regarding the Celtic world,59CCaer.Daughter of Ethal Anubal;wooed by Angus Ōg,122,123;her dual life,122;accepts the love of Angus Ōg,122Caerleon-on-Usk.Arthur's court held at,337Cæsar, Julius.Critical account of Gauls,37;religious beliefs of Celts recorded by,51,52;the Belgæ, the Celtæ, and the Aquitani located by,58;affirmation that doctrine of immortality fostered by Druids to promote courage,81,82;culture superintended by Druids, recorded by,84;gods of Aryan Celts equated with Mercury, Apollo, &c., by,86Cair´bry.Son of Cormac mac Art, father of Light of Beauty,304;refuses tribute to the Fianna,305;Clan Bascna makes war upon,305-308Caliburn(WelshCaladvwlch).Magic sword of King Arthur,338.SeeExcalibur,224,noteCambren´sis, Giral´dus.Celts and,21Campbell.Version of battle of Gowra, in his“The Fians,”305-307Car´adawc.Son of Bran;rules Britain in his father's absence,369Carell.Reputed father of Tuan,100Carpathians.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of the,57Carthaginians.Celts conquered[pg 427]Spain from,21;Greeks break monopoly of trade of, with Britain and Spain,22Cas´corach. Son of a minstrel of the Danaan Folk;and St. Patrick,119Castle of Wonders. Peredur at,405,406Cas´wallan. Son of Beli;conquers Britain during Bran's absence,372Cathbad.Druid;wedded to Maga, wife of Ross the Red,181;his spell of divination overheard by Cuchulain,185;draws Deirdre's horoscope,197;casts evil spells over Naisi and Deirdre,200Catholic Church.Mediæal interdicts of,46Cato, M. Porcius. Observances of, regarding Gauls,37Cauldron of Abundance. See equivalent, Stone of Abundance;also see GrailCeltæOne of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæar's conquest began,58Celtchar(kelt-yar). Son of Hornskin;under debility curse,205Celtdom.The Golden Age of, in Continental Europe,21Celtic. Power, diffusion of, in Mid-Europe,26;placenames in Europe,27;artwork relics, story told by,28;Germanic words, Celtic element in,32;empire, downfall of,34;weak policy of peoples,44;religion, the,46,47;High Kings, traditional burial-places of,69;doctrine of immortality, origin of so-called“Celtic,”75,76;ideas of immortality,78-87;deities, names and attributes of,86-88;conception of death, the,89;culture, five factors in ancient,89,90;the present-day populations,91,92;cosmogony, the,94,95;things,“Barddas”a work not unworthy the student of,333Celtica. Never inhabited by a single pure and homogeneous race,18;Greek type of civilisation preserved by,22;art of enamelling originated in,30;the Druids formed the sovran power in,46;Brigit (Dana) most widely worshipped goddess in,126Celts. Term first found in Hecatæus;equivalent, Hyperboreans,17;Herodotus and dwelling-place of,17;Aristotle and,17;Hellanicus of Lesbos and,17;Ephorus and,17;Plato and,17;their attack on Rome, a landmark of ancient history,18;described by Dr. T. Rice Holmes,18,19;dominion of, over Mid-Europe, Gaul, Spain, and the British Isles,20;their place among these races,20;Giraldus Cambrensis and,21;Spain conquered from the Carthaginians by,21;Northern Italy conquered from the Etruscans by,21;Vergil and,21;conquer the Illyrians,21;alliance with the Greeks,22;conquests of, in valleys of Danube and Po,23;Alexander makes compact with,23;national oath of,24;welded into unity by Ambicatus,25;defeat Romans,26;Germanic peoples and,26,33;decorative motives derived from Greek art,29;art of enamelling learnt by classical nations from,30;burial rites practised by,33;character, elements comprising,36;Strabo's description of,39;love of splendour and methods of warfare,40;Polybius' description of warriors in battle of Clastidium,41;their influence on European literature and philosophy,49,50;the Religion of the,51-93;ranges of the Balkans and Carpathians earliest home of mountain,57;musical services of, described by Hecatæus,[pg 428]58;Switzerland, Burgundy, the Palatinate, Northern France, parts of Britain, &c., occupied by mountain,58;origin of doctrine of immortality,75;idea of immortality and doctrine of transmigration,80,81;the present-day,91,92;no non-Christian conception of origin of things,94;victories at the Alba and at Delphi attributed to Brenos (Brian),126;true worship of, paid to elemental forces represented by actual natural phenomena,147Cenchos.Otherwise The Footless;related to Vitra, the God of Evil in Vedantic mythology,97

Bridge of the Leaps.Cuchulain at,187;Cuchulain leaps,188

Bridge of the Leaps.

Cuchulain at,187;

Cuchulain leaps,188

Brigindo.Equivalents, Brigit and“Brigantia,”103

Brigindo.

Equivalents, Brigit and“Brigantia,”103

Brigit(g as in“get”).Irish goddess identical with Dana[pg 426]and“Brigindo,”&c.,103,126;daughter of the god Dagda,“The Good,”103,126;Ecne, grandson of,103

Brigit(g as in“get”).

Irish goddess identical with Dana[pg 426]and“Brigindo,”&c.,103,126;

daughter of the god Dagda,“The Good,”103,126;

Ecne, grandson of,103

Britain.SeeGreat Britain.Carthaginian trade with, broken down by the Greeks,22;place-names of, Celtic element in,27;under yoke of Rome,35;magic indigenous in,62;votive inscriptions to Æsus, Teutates, and Taranus found in,86;dead carried from Gaul to,131;Ingcel, son of King of,169;visit of Demetrius to,355;Bran, King of,365;Caradawc rules over in his father's name,369;Caswallan conquers,372;the“Third Fatal Disclosure”in,373

Britain.

SeeGreat Britain.

Carthaginian trade with, broken down by the Greeks,22;

place-names of, Celtic element in,27;

under yoke of Rome,35;

magic indigenous in,62;

votive inscriptions to Æsus, Teutates, and Taranus found in,86;

dead carried from Gaul to,131;

Ingcel, son of King of,169;

visit of Demetrius to,355;

Bran, King of,365;

Caradawc rules over in his father's name,369;

Caswallan conquers,372;

the“Third Fatal Disclosure”in,373

Britan.Nedimean chief who settled in Great Britain and gave name to that country,102

Britan.

Nedimean chief who settled in Great Britain and gave name to that country,102

British Isles.Sole relics of Celtic empire, on its downfall,34;Maev, Grania, Findabair, Deirdre, and Boadicea, women who figure in myths of,43

British Isles.

Sole relics of Celtic empire, on its downfall,34;

Maev, Grania, Findabair, Deirdre, and Boadicea, women who figure in myths of,43

Britons.Geoffrey of Monmouth, like Nennius, affords a fantastic origin for the,338

Britons.

Geoffrey of Monmouth, like Nennius, affords a fantastic origin for the,338

Brittany.Mané-er-H´oeck, remarkable tumulus in,63;tumulus of Locmariaker in, markings on similar to those on tumulus at New Grange, Ireland,72;symbol of the feet found in,77;book brought from, by Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, formed basis of Geoffrey of Monmouth's“Historia Regum Britaniæ,”337;Arthurian saga in,339,340

Brittany.

Mané-er-H´oeck, remarkable tumulus in,63;

tumulus of Locmariaker in, markings on similar to those on tumulus at New Grange, Ireland,72;

symbol of the feet found in,77;

book brought from, by Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, formed basis of Geoffrey of Monmouth's“Historia Regum Britaniæ,”337;

Arthurian saga in,339,340

Brogan.St. Patrick's scribe,119,290

Brogan.

St. Patrick's scribe,119,290

Brown Bull.SeeQuelgny

Brown Bull.

SeeQuelgny

Brugh na Boyna(broo-na-boyna).Pointed out to Cuchulain,193

Brugh na Boyna(broo-na-boyna).

Pointed out to Cuchulain,193

Buddha.Footprint of, found in India as symbol,77;the cross-legged, frequent occurrence in religious art of the East and Mexico,87

Buddha.

Footprint of, found in India as symbol,77;

the cross-legged, frequent occurrence in religious art of the East and Mexico,87

Buic(boo´ik).Son of Banblai;slain by Cuchulain,211

Buic(boo´ik).

Son of Banblai;

slain by Cuchulain,211

Burney's“History of Music.”Reference to Egyptian legend in,118

Burney's“History of Music.”

Reference to Egyptian legend in,118

Bury, Professor.Remarks of, regarding the Celtic world,59

Bury, Professor.

Remarks of, regarding the Celtic world,59

C

C

Caer.Daughter of Ethal Anubal;wooed by Angus ÅŒg,122,123;her dual life,122;accepts the love of Angus ÅŒg,122

Caer.

Daughter of Ethal Anubal;

wooed by Angus ÅŒg,122,123;

her dual life,122;

accepts the love of Angus ÅŒg,122

Caerleon-on-Usk.Arthur's court held at,337

Caerleon-on-Usk.

Arthur's court held at,337

Cæsar, Julius.Critical account of Gauls,37;religious beliefs of Celts recorded by,51,52;the Belgæ, the Celtæ, and the Aquitani located by,58;affirmation that doctrine of immortality fostered by Druids to promote courage,81,82;culture superintended by Druids, recorded by,84;gods of Aryan Celts equated with Mercury, Apollo, &c., by,86

Cæsar, Julius.

Critical account of Gauls,37;

religious beliefs of Celts recorded by,51,52;

the Belgæ, the Celtæ, and the Aquitani located by,58;

affirmation that doctrine of immortality fostered by Druids to promote courage,81,82;

culture superintended by Druids, recorded by,84;

gods of Aryan Celts equated with Mercury, Apollo, &c., by,86

Cair´bry.Son of Cormac mac Art, father of Light of Beauty,304;refuses tribute to the Fianna,305;Clan Bascna makes war upon,305-308

Cair´bry.

Son of Cormac mac Art, father of Light of Beauty,304;

refuses tribute to the Fianna,305;

Clan Bascna makes war upon,305-308

Caliburn(WelshCaladvwlch).Magic sword of King Arthur,338.SeeExcalibur,224,note

Caliburn(WelshCaladvwlch).

Magic sword of King Arthur,338.

SeeExcalibur,224,note

Cambren´sis, Giral´dus.Celts and,21

Cambren´sis, Giral´dus.

Celts and,21

Campbell.Version of battle of Gowra, in his“The Fians,”305-307

Campbell.

Version of battle of Gowra, in his“The Fians,”305-307

Car´adawc.Son of Bran;rules Britain in his father's absence,369

Car´adawc.

Son of Bran;

rules Britain in his father's absence,369

Carell.Reputed father of Tuan,100

Carell.

Reputed father of Tuan,100

Carpathians.Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of the,57

Carpathians.

Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of the,57

Carthaginians.Celts conquered[pg 427]Spain from,21;Greeks break monopoly of trade of, with Britain and Spain,22

Carthaginians.

Celts conquered[pg 427]Spain from,21;

Greeks break monopoly of trade of, with Britain and Spain,22

Cas´corach. Son of a minstrel of the Danaan Folk;and St. Patrick,119

Cas´corach. Son of a minstrel of the Danaan Folk;

and St. Patrick,119

Castle of Wonders. Peredur at,405,406

Castle of Wonders. Peredur at,405,406

Cas´wallan. Son of Beli;conquers Britain during Bran's absence,372

Cas´wallan. Son of Beli;

conquers Britain during Bran's absence,372

Cathbad.Druid;wedded to Maga, wife of Ross the Red,181;his spell of divination overheard by Cuchulain,185;draws Deirdre's horoscope,197;casts evil spells over Naisi and Deirdre,200

Cathbad.Druid;

wedded to Maga, wife of Ross the Red,181;

his spell of divination overheard by Cuchulain,185;

draws Deirdre's horoscope,197;

casts evil spells over Naisi and Deirdre,200

Catholic Church.Mediæal interdicts of,46

Catholic Church.Mediæal interdicts of,46

Cato, M. Porcius. Observances of, regarding Gauls,37

Cato, M. Porcius. Observances of, regarding Gauls,37

Cauldron of Abundance. See equivalent, Stone of Abundance;also see Grail

Cauldron of Abundance. See equivalent, Stone of Abundance;

also see Grail

CeltæOne of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæar's conquest began,58

CeltæOne of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæar's conquest began,58

Celtchar(kelt-yar). Son of Hornskin;under debility curse,205

Celtchar(kelt-yar). Son of Hornskin;

under debility curse,205

Celtdom.The Golden Age of, in Continental Europe,21

Celtdom.The Golden Age of, in Continental Europe,21

Celtic. Power, diffusion of, in Mid-Europe,26;placenames in Europe,27;artwork relics, story told by,28;Germanic words, Celtic element in,32;empire, downfall of,34;weak policy of peoples,44;religion, the,46,47;High Kings, traditional burial-places of,69;doctrine of immortality, origin of so-called“Celtic,”75,76;ideas of immortality,78-87;deities, names and attributes of,86-88;conception of death, the,89;culture, five factors in ancient,89,90;the present-day populations,91,92;cosmogony, the,94,95;things,“Barddas”a work not unworthy the student of,333

Celtic. Power, diffusion of, in Mid-Europe,26;

placenames in Europe,27;

artwork relics, story told by,28;

Germanic words, Celtic element in,32;

empire, downfall of,34;

weak policy of peoples,44;

religion, the,46,47;

High Kings, traditional burial-places of,69;

doctrine of immortality, origin of so-called“Celtic,”75,76;

ideas of immortality,78-87;

deities, names and attributes of,86-88;

conception of death, the,89;

culture, five factors in ancient,89,90;

the present-day populations,91,92;

cosmogony, the,94,95;

things,“Barddas”a work not unworthy the student of,333

Celtica. Never inhabited by a single pure and homogeneous race,18;Greek type of civilisation preserved by,22;art of enamelling originated in,30;the Druids formed the sovran power in,46;Brigit (Dana) most widely worshipped goddess in,126

Celtica. Never inhabited by a single pure and homogeneous race,18;

Greek type of civilisation preserved by,22;

art of enamelling originated in,30;

the Druids formed the sovran power in,46;

Brigit (Dana) most widely worshipped goddess in,126

Celts. Term first found in Hecatæus;equivalent, Hyperboreans,17;Herodotus and dwelling-place of,17;Aristotle and,17;Hellanicus of Lesbos and,17;Ephorus and,17;Plato and,17;their attack on Rome, a landmark of ancient history,18;described by Dr. T. Rice Holmes,18,19;dominion of, over Mid-Europe, Gaul, Spain, and the British Isles,20;their place among these races,20;Giraldus Cambrensis and,21;Spain conquered from the Carthaginians by,21;Northern Italy conquered from the Etruscans by,21;Vergil and,21;conquer the Illyrians,21;alliance with the Greeks,22;conquests of, in valleys of Danube and Po,23;Alexander makes compact with,23;national oath of,24;welded into unity by Ambicatus,25;defeat Romans,26;Germanic peoples and,26,33;decorative motives derived from Greek art,29;art of enamelling learnt by classical nations from,30;burial rites practised by,33;character, elements comprising,36;Strabo's description of,39;love of splendour and methods of warfare,40;Polybius' description of warriors in battle of Clastidium,41;their influence on European literature and philosophy,49,50;the Religion of the,51-93;ranges of the Balkans and Carpathians earliest home of mountain,57;musical services of, described by Hecatæus,[pg 428]58;Switzerland, Burgundy, the Palatinate, Northern France, parts of Britain, &c., occupied by mountain,58;origin of doctrine of immortality,75;idea of immortality and doctrine of transmigration,80,81;the present-day,91,92;no non-Christian conception of origin of things,94;victories at the Alba and at Delphi attributed to Brenos (Brian),126;true worship of, paid to elemental forces represented by actual natural phenomena,147

Celts. Term first found in Hecatæus;

equivalent, Hyperboreans,17;

Herodotus and dwelling-place of,17;

Aristotle and,17;

Hellanicus of Lesbos and,17;

Ephorus and,17;

Plato and,17;

their attack on Rome, a landmark of ancient history,18;

described by Dr. T. Rice Holmes,18,19;

dominion of, over Mid-Europe, Gaul, Spain, and the British Isles,20;

their place among these races,20;

Giraldus Cambrensis and,21;

Spain conquered from the Carthaginians by,21;

Northern Italy conquered from the Etruscans by,21;

Vergil and,21;

conquer the Illyrians,21;

alliance with the Greeks,22;

conquests of, in valleys of Danube and Po,23;

Alexander makes compact with,23;

national oath of,24;

welded into unity by Ambicatus,25;

defeat Romans,26;

Germanic peoples and,26,33;

decorative motives derived from Greek art,29;

art of enamelling learnt by classical nations from,30;

burial rites practised by,33;

character, elements comprising,36;

Strabo's description of,39;

love of splendour and methods of warfare,40;

Polybius' description of warriors in battle of Clastidium,41;

their influence on European literature and philosophy,49,50;

the Religion of the,51-93;

ranges of the Balkans and Carpathians earliest home of mountain,57;

musical services of, described by Hecatæus,[pg 428]58;

Switzerland, Burgundy, the Palatinate, Northern France, parts of Britain, &c., occupied by mountain,58;

origin of doctrine of immortality,75;

idea of immortality and doctrine of transmigration,80,81;

the present-day,91,92;

no non-Christian conception of origin of things,94;

victories at the Alba and at Delphi attributed to Brenos (Brian),126;

true worship of, paid to elemental forces represented by actual natural phenomena,147

Cenchos.Otherwise The Footless;related to Vitra, the God of Evil in Vedantic mythology,97

Cenchos.

Otherwise The Footless;

related to Vitra, the God of Evil in Vedantic mythology,97


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