Super videos, really really informative. The Irish myths can be so fragmented with so many different versions it's great to see the different aspects discussed as whole. I can't help mentioning it but in Irish a gh is silent. Traditionally names like Lugh would be pronounced as Lu. Also the Tuath de Dana would be pronounced as Too-ah day Dan an. Irish names are so tough to pronounce anyway (the spelling can at best be considered a rough guide, at worst a phonetical trap😂).
So many elements of these weapons remind me of Stormbringer from the Elric Saga, especially ones like Lúin Celtchair. It’s not too surprising since the Melniboneans are like evil tuatha de and a related series by Moorcock is very intentionally based in celtic/irish myth, complete with a hero with a silverhand from a fae race.
Great video. Despite Victorian confusions, the Irish Sun is a feminine noun and personified by goddesses like Aine, Griane, and even Brighid (who in one Irish prayer is literally called "She, flame-golden, the sun"). We even see this in a Gaelic folk-prayer from Scotland where the Sun is called "the happy mother of the stars" and "a queenly maiden in flower". This matches nicely with their Germanic and Baltic neighbors who also understood the sun as a goddess. Lugh/Lugus gets conflated with Mercury by the Romans and is the source of Odin for the Germanic peoples in the first century BCE (see Enright, "Lady with the Mead Cup) and is definitely not a sun god, though Victorian sources repeat it often enough.
Ive even seen it said that Lugh is a god of comets, meteorites and asteroids, which would makes sense in a few layers. Especially compared with other celtic myths. Lugh’s Welsh counterpart is the son of the moon goddess, and his dead twin brother, Dylan is the god of the tides. If hes a god of the flying and dangerous astral bodies, it makes sense that the Welsh tales have him and his mother, the moon, as enemies: in real life, the moon uses her impressive gravitational pull to defend earth from asteroids and meteors, flinging them off course with earth and hurling them back to deep space. And the moon and tides relationship is well known, I’d say. If the ancient celts (with druid help, likely) were smart enough to know the sun was a star, which is fairly rare on a global mythological level, and they knew about the moon’s effect on the tides. Who knows, they could’ve noticed the moons enmity with shooting stars. Which makes Lugh’s ‘long arm’ potentially a comets tail? Its all speculation, i suppose. But it is fun!
@@Nunyo-Bizznez That comets may figure in his origin is an interesting possibility. I do wonder if we should see Arianrhod as Lunar though. Sure her name means “silver wheel”, but her home Care Arianrhod is in the north, just as Ethniu’s tower in the Irish story is in the north. Since the moon rises in the east, moves through the south, and sets in the west; the northern sky is the one place the moon can’t be. This suggests the “silver wheel” turning wheel of stars around the North Star , rather than the moon. At any rate, the one thing we know for sure is that Lugh isn’t a sun god. 😉
@@macnacaillithanks for raising these points! I'd read before that the Lugh/Lugus "sun god" claims were potentially dubious...I'll be more thorough in my descriptions of gods moving forward. And once we get closer to Lughnasa I'll do a deeper dive into Lugh's origins on the channel ...stay tuned!
Cadalbolg from wikipedia - A poem in the Duanaire Finn traces the ownership of sword through various figures of classical mythology and history, passing down from Saturn, via the heroes of the Trojan War, to Julius Caesar, to Cú Chulainn, who gave it to Fergus. After Fergus's death, it was passed down through the generations from Medb, to Fionn mac Cumhaill's son Oscar, and ultimately to Saint Patrick.[5] Will you Grave Dig a Saints grave for this sword?
I think there’s talking swords in Norse mythology too I remember in the game God of war Ragnarok(which is not that mythological so take this with a grain of salt) Loki had a talking sword. Does that have any connection?
I think there’s a chance that Finn McCool’s sword was inspired King Arthur‘s second sword Both guys had a magical sword that they barely used King Arthur barely used his sword Clarence because it was considered too powerful Although he did use Excalibur a lot
Mir and Beag Swords.....they should be a part of the TryChannel...because there is a Dermot and Grianne on that TH-cam channel! Lol. Coincidence? Maybe! 😁😆
Thanks for the comment and I apologize for my atrocious pronunciation. No excuses for that. I've been studying the language/working on my pronunciation and (hopefully) that will be reflected in my newer videos
In fairness if you aren’t brought up learning Irish the pronunciation can be brutal and if you include the difference in dialects even more challenging. The design and structure of your videos are excellent. (From Ireland by the way) keep up the great work.
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Love this channel. It’s been something TH-cam and the internet has been lacking
irish people invented lightsabers- fight me
True
But I'll fight ye anyway!
Let's fight! (turns on lightsaber)
@@CalebgoblinThat might be the most Irish response ever.
Half Irish American here. I must agree! 😂 ⚔️
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I think this is my favorite video of yours thus far! Thank you for making these!
I'm so glad to hear that Kira! Definitely the longest/most challenging video I've made. Thanks for tuning in!
For fans of Yugioh, the "Dragunity" archetype have monsters that are named to reference celtic weapons.
Absolutely symmetrical etymologies do not lie
Super videos, really really informative. The Irish myths can be so fragmented with so many different versions it's great to see the different aspects discussed as whole. I can't help mentioning it but in Irish a gh is silent. Traditionally names like Lugh would be pronounced as Lu. Also the Tuath de Dana would be pronounced as Too-ah day Dan an. Irish names are so tough to pronounce anyway (the spelling can at best be considered a rough guide, at worst a phonetical trap😂).
Damn these swords have great names.
So many elements of these weapons remind me of Stormbringer from the Elric Saga, especially ones like Lúin Celtchair. It’s not too surprising since the Melniboneans are like evil tuatha de and a related series by Moorcock is very intentionally based in celtic/irish myth, complete with a hero with a silverhand from a fae race.
Ireland forever!!!
Enjoyed the video, keep up the good work
Thanks, Ted!
It’s pronounced “cleave sull-us”. Great content, good work.
Ah, thank you. My pronunciation stinks in this video (and a lot of my early ones). Working on it! I appreciate the comment 🙏
Excellent video
Thanks, James!
Very nice video fair play.⚔️🌅🍀
loved it
Thank you!
The shining sword sure sounds like steel in an iron age
Great video.
Despite Victorian confusions, the Irish Sun is a feminine noun and personified by goddesses like Aine, Griane, and even Brighid (who in one Irish prayer is literally called "She, flame-golden, the sun"). We even see this in a Gaelic folk-prayer from Scotland where the Sun is called "the happy mother of the stars" and "a queenly maiden in flower". This matches nicely with their Germanic and Baltic neighbors who also understood the sun as a goddess.
Lugh/Lugus gets conflated with Mercury by the Romans and is the source of Odin for the Germanic peoples in the first century BCE (see Enright, "Lady with the Mead Cup) and is definitely not a sun god, though Victorian sources repeat it often enough.
Ive even seen it said that Lugh is a god of comets, meteorites and asteroids, which would makes sense in a few layers. Especially compared with other celtic myths. Lugh’s Welsh counterpart is the son of the moon goddess, and his dead twin brother, Dylan is the god of the tides. If hes a god of the flying and dangerous astral bodies, it makes sense that the Welsh tales have him and his mother, the moon, as enemies: in real life, the moon uses her impressive gravitational pull to defend earth from asteroids and meteors, flinging them off course with earth and hurling them back to deep space. And the moon and tides relationship is well known, I’d say.
If the ancient celts (with druid help, likely) were smart enough to know the sun was a star, which is fairly rare on a global mythological level, and they knew about the moon’s effect on the tides. Who knows, they could’ve noticed the moons enmity with shooting stars. Which makes Lugh’s ‘long arm’ potentially a comets tail?
Its all speculation, i suppose. But it is fun!
@@Nunyo-Bizznez That comets may figure in his origin is an interesting possibility. I do wonder if we should see Arianrhod as Lunar though. Sure her name means “silver wheel”, but her home Care Arianrhod is in the north, just as Ethniu’s tower in the Irish story is in the north. Since the moon rises in the east, moves through the south, and sets in the west; the northern sky is the one place the moon can’t be. This suggests the “silver wheel” turning wheel of stars around the North Star , rather than the moon.
At any rate, the one thing we know for sure is that Lugh isn’t a sun god. 😉
@@macnacaillithanks for raising these points! I'd read before that the Lugh/Lugus "sun god" claims were potentially dubious...I'll be more thorough in my descriptions of gods moving forward. And once we get closer to Lughnasa I'll do a deeper dive into Lugh's origins on the channel ...stay tuned!
Cadalbolg from wikipedia - A poem in the Duanaire Finn traces the ownership of sword through various figures of classical mythology and history, passing down from Saturn, via the heroes of the Trojan War, to Julius Caesar, to Cú Chulainn, who gave it to Fergus. After Fergus's death, it was passed down through the generations from Medb, to Fionn mac Cumhaill's son Oscar, and ultimately to Saint Patrick.[5]
Will you Grave Dig a Saints grave for this sword?
I think there’s talking swords in Norse mythology too I remember in the game God of war Ragnarok(which is not that mythological so take this with a grain of salt) Loki had a talking sword. Does that have any connection?
I think there’s a chance that Finn McCool’s sword was inspired King Arthur‘s second sword
Both guys had a magical sword that they barely used King Arthur barely used his sword Clarence because it was considered too powerful Although he did use Excalibur a lot
Mir and Beag Swords.....they should be a part of the TryChannel...because there is a Dermot and Grianne on that TH-cam channel! Lol. Coincidence? Maybe! 😁😆
Really well presented but the pronunciation of 80% of the weapons and places is wrong
Thanks for the comment and I apologize for my atrocious pronunciation. No excuses for that. I've been studying the language/working on my pronunciation and (hopefully) that will be reflected in my newer videos
In fairness if you aren’t brought up learning Irish the pronunciation can be brutal and if you include the difference in dialects even more challenging. The design and structure of your videos are excellent. (From Ireland by the way) keep up the great work.
Yeah, because he isn't Irish. He still conveyed a depth of knowledge and perfectly understandable
If Eric Cartman had a magical sword, what would it be called?
Wouldn't a trident be a threk
Fork that
14:34 isn't this a marvel thing?
Onepiece 1120
For the Algorithm😘
Much appreciated!
Pronunciation is pretty atrocious but amusing to watch.