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  • Cuchulain in Battle

    Cú Chulainn in Battle

    This pertains to an ongoing conversation with my friend Mr. Blake about honor. I was looking for a quote for a more finished piece I’m working on, and I came across this quote–which I had highlighted while reading the Táin.

    “…it’s a terrible pity I hand’t my strength,” said Cú Chulainn, “for had I been fit, the young fellows would not have been killed, and Follomain the son of Conchobar would still be alive.”

    “Keep up the good fight, Little Cú; there’s no stain on your honour, no disgrace on your valour.”

    “Stay with us tonight,” said Cú Chulainn,”and together we may avenge the death of the boys.”

    “I will not stay,” said the warrior,”for no matter what great deeds of courage a man does in your company, the glory and the fame and the reputation will be yours, not his. So I will not stay. Take the fight to the army by yourself, for they have no power over your life at this time.”

    Who gets the big guy’s back?


    October 7th, 2009 | Jack Donovan | Comments Off | Tags: , , , ,

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