The Seeress of Doom: The Importance of The Táin Bó Cúailnge The 'Irish Iliad' - How the poet establishes mood and doom in his Epic Medieval Tale
Medb’s Army
The Tain continues with Medb making what can only be conceived to be in my estimation something of a mistake on a purely spiritual level. This particular scene is a mistake in that it demonstrates her
“AILILL and Medb assembled a great army in Connacht, and they sent word also to the other three provinces. Ailill sent out messengers as well t…