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Immram Brain
The Voyage of Bran ( [], meaning "The Voyage of Bran [son of Febail]") is a medieval seventh- or eighth-century Irish language narrative. Source The date of composition has been assigned to the late 7th or early 8th century, and the text is known to have been included in the lost 8th century codex ''Cín Dromma Snechtai''. Although the conventional title ''Immram Brain'' identifies the tale-type as an ''immram'' (‘voyage’ tale), some scholars argue the work does not count among the genuine ''immrama'', but should rather be considered an ''echtra'' (‘adventure’ tale) and the title ''Echtrae Brain'' should be adopted, for indeed ''Echtra Bran maic Febail'' is the title (and categorisation) that occurs in the 11th century tale-list.Myles Dillon, Dillon, Myles (1948). ''Early Irish Literature'' p. 107 (pp. 101-130), ''apud'' The constructed title ''Echtrae Brain ocus Tomaidm Locha Febuil'' has also been suggested. The tale may derive from the "Otherworld, otherworldly jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cín Dromma Snechtai
or ("book of Druimm Snechta"; , ) is a now lost early Irish manuscript, thought to have been written in the 8th century AD. Name Old Irish ''cín'', derived from the Latin ''quinio'' "five", was a small book made of five folded vellum leaves; ''lebor'', modern Irish ''leabhar'', is the standard word for a book. It is "named from the place of its origin or preservation, namely Druim(m) Snechta (Drumsnat, County Monaghan), where a monastery had been founded in the sixth century." The majority consensus of scholars is that the original manuscript was compiled at Bangor Abbey, County Down, the mother house of Druim Snechta monastery. A copy may then have been sent to each of the daughter houses or a scribe from Druim Snechta may have copied it at Bangor. Scholarship Geoffrey Keating was aware of the book, although he does not seem to have had access to it himself in compiling his ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'',John T. Koch, ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1'', ABC-Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |