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Page 309
... sons of Usna , a great lord of Alba , and that these three sons were mighty champions who had been trained at the famed military school at Sgathaig1 in the Isle of Skye . Then said Deirdrê : 66 My love shall be given to none but Naoise , ...
... sons of Usna , a great lord of Alba , and that these three sons were mighty champions who had been trained at the famed military school at Sgathaig1 in the Isle of Skye . Then said Deirdrê : 66 My love shall be given to none but Naoise , ...
Page 318
... Sons of Usna were glad to have none to come between them and their serving of Deirdrê , the queen of their hearts . Soon she came to know well each little bay , each beach , and each little lonely glen of Loch Etive , for the Sons of ...
... Sons of Usna were glad to have none to come between them and their serving of Deirdrê , the queen of their hearts . Soon she came to know well each little bay , each beach , and each little lonely glen of Loch Etive , for the Sons of ...
Page 330
... Sons of Usna no man could pre- vail , save by magic . Thus he sent for Cathbad the Druid , who was even then very near death , and the old man was carried on a litter to the House of the Red Branch , from which the flames were leaping ...
... Sons of Usna no man could pre- vail , save by magic . Thus he sent for Cathbad the Druid , who was even then very near death , and the old man was carried on a litter to the House of the Red Branch , from which the flames were leaping ...
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Acrisius Aphrodite Apollo Arachne arms Atalanta Baldur beautiful Beowulf birds blood Cathbad chariot Charlemagne child children of Lîr Conor creature cried cruel dark daughter dead dear death Deirdrê Diana dreams earth Echo Emain Macha Erin Eros Eurydice evil eyes face fair father fear fell fierce flowers Freya Ganelon gazed goddess gods gold golden Grendel grew grey Halcyone hand happiness heard heart hero honour Hrothgar Hyacinthus Kemoc king knew land Lavarcam listened live Loch Etive looked Marpessa Meleager Midas mighty monster mother mountain Naoise never night nymphs Odin Olympus Orpheus palace Pallas Athené passed Perseus Phaeton Polydectes Psyche queen river Roland Sea of Moyle slay sleep smiled song Sons of Usna sorrow soul spoke stood sweet swiftly sword thee thing thou told trees voice warriors weary wind wings woman words Zephyrus Zeus