Resumen
Resumen de Dioses y hombres de lucha
Para quién es
For readers who love myth, Irish history and literature, and the stories behind Yeats and Joyce. Divine battles, magical transformations and warriors’ loyalty bring Ireland’s mythic past to life.
De qué trata este libro
Gods and Fighting Men is a retelling of the old Irish legends, published by Lady Gregory in 1904. She gathered the tales of two great groups. The first are the Tuatha De Danaan, the people of the gods. The second are the Fianna, the band of warriors led by Finn, son of Cumhall. She worked from old manuscripts and from stories still told in the west of Ireland, and she shaped them into one long, steady narrative.
She wrote it as part of the Irish literary revival, when writers like W. B. Yeats, who wrote a preface for the book, wanted Irish people to know their own old stories. You get battles between divine peoples, a giant with a deadly eye, children changed into swans, a boy who gains wisdom from a fish, and warriors who hunt, fight and love. The book gives you a map of Irish myth in one sitting. Let us begin with the first people to arrive, the Tuatha De Danaan.
En este resumen
- 1The gods arrive and a king is woundedFree
- 2Lugh leads the battle of Moytura
- 3The gods withdraw and cruel spells fall
- 4Finn grows up in hiding and seeks wisdom
- 5The Fianna hunt, fight and love
- 6Loss and loyalty in a spoken style
Idea clave 1 de 6
The gods arrive and a king is wounded
The book opens with the Tuatha De Danaan coming to Ireland. They are a people of great learning and magic, and the tale says they arrive in dark clouds. They are skilled in druid craft, in music and in smithwork. Ireland is already held by another people, the Fir Bolg, and the newcomers demand a share of the land.
The two peoples fight, and the Tuatha De Danaan win. But the victory costs them. Nuada, their king, loses his hand in the fighting. In the old belief, a king with a blemish cannot rule, so he must step aside. A silver hand is made for him, and the story of his wound runs on through the rest of the tales.
In his place the Tuatha De Danaan choose Bres, a handsome man whose father is of the Fomorians, the old enemies of the gods. This choice is meant to make peace. Instead it brings trouble. Bres proves a hard and stingy ruler, and the great men of the gods are made to do servants' work.
This section sets the pattern for the whole book. The gods are not far-off figures. They quarrel, they make bad bargains, and they pay for them. You also meet the idea that a ruler must be generous and whole, and that a ruler who forgets his duty will lose his people's loyalty.
That’s 1 of 6 key points.
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Questions about Dioses y hombres de lucha
What is Gods and Fighting Men about?
It retells Irish myths in two groups. The first covers the Tuatha De Danaan, the people of the gods, and their wars. The second covers Finn and the Fianna, a band of warriors, along with their hunts, loves and adventures.
Who are the Tuatha De Danaan?
They are the divine people of Irish myth, skilled in magic and craft. After they lose Ireland to later peoples, they are said to live on in the hills and mounds as the Sidhe.
Who are the Fianna?
The Fianna are a band of warriors in Irish legend, led by Finn mac Cumhaill. They hunt in the woods and guard Ireland, and they follow strict rules of loyalty and courage.
Is Gods and Fighting Men a true story?
No, it is mythology. The tales come from old Irish manuscripts and oral tradition, and Lady Gregory gathered and retold them in 1904 as part of the Irish literary revival.
Is Gods and Fighting Men hard to read?
It is easy to follow. The language is plain and rhythmic, based on Irish country speech. The tales are short enough to read one at a time.