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Heroes Of The Gael A Of Fionn And The Fianna Professor Natasha Sumner
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Heroes Of The Gael A Of Fionn And The Fianna Professor Natasha Sumner

The evolution of the Fenian tradition of history and song, which has been followed for 1,400 years. Stories about Fionn macCumhaill (also known as Finn McCool) and his wandering warrior band, the...

The evolution of the Fenian tradition of history and song, which has been followed for 1,400 years. Stories about Fionn macCumhaill (also known as Finn McCool) and his wandering warrior band, the Fianna, have captivated audiences for over a millennium. Fionn and the Fianna—the defenders of Gaeilland during a mythical golden age of the third century—are the...

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The evolution of the Fenian tradition of history and song, which has been followed for 1,400 years. Stories about Fionn macCumhaill (also known as Finn McCool) and his wandering warrior band, the Fianna, have captivated audiences for over a millennium. Fionn and the Fianna—the defenders of Gaeilland during a mythical golden age of the third century—are the heroes of the most prolific storytelling in Gaelic tradition, spanning 1,400 years of oral and written transmission, from the earliest surviving records to the present day. In this book, Natasha Sumner traces these stories across centuries and throughout the Gaelic world, examining the fates of Fionn and the Fianna and exploring the enduring popularity of these tales. Sumner describes the development of the Fenian tradition from early seventh-century texts, through medieval and early modern works, including Ireland's greatest literary achievements; the controversy sparked by James Macpherson's adaptation of Fenian characters and plots into the famous eighteenth-century epic, Ossian; and the place of the Fianna in modern Irish and Scottish national identities, starting with the Celtic Revival of the 1860s. Part (pseudo) historical fiction, part (proto) fantasy, these stories reflect perceptions of a retreating Gaelic heroic age viewed through the lens of contemporary realities. The Fenian tradition, argues Sumner, offers abundant space for imaginative engagement with the narrative past, the historical present, and the aspiring future.

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Princeton University Press
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Type
Historical Archive
Theme
Historical Archives
Time Period
Middle Ages
Language
English
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Cover
Hardcover
Number of Pages
376
Release Date
17/02/2026
Publication Date
2026
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ISBN-13
9780691204734

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