Kings’ Cycle
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Kings’ Cycle is a collection of medieval Irish legends and tales centered on the lives, reigns, and deeds of ancient High Kings of Ireland within the corpus of Celtic mythology.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic mythological cycle
ⓘ
cycle of Irish legends ⓘ medieval literary cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic kingship traditions
ⓘ
Irish royal ideology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
High Kingship at Tara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foundation stories of dynasties ⓘ genealogies of Irish kings ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
courtly and monastic audiences
ⓘ
medieval Irish learned classes ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Celtic literature
ⓘ
Irish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval legend cycle ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| hasForm |
prose narrative
ⓘ
prosimetrum ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
didactic instruction about kingship
ⓘ
legitimization of medieval Irish dynasties ⓘ preservation of royal genealogical traditions ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
legend
ⓘ
myth ⓘ pseudo-historical narrative ⓘ |
| hasGeographicSetting |
Tara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various provinces of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Middle Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
battle and warfare
ⓘ
marriage to the sovereignty goddess ⓘ prophecy about kings ⓘ succession disputes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
High Kings of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient kings of Tara ⓘ |
| hasTemporalSetting |
early medieval Ireland
ⓘ
pre-Christian Ireland ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deeds of Irish High Kings
ⓘ
kingship and sovereignty ⓘ legitimacy of royal rule ⓘ lives of Irish High Kings ⓘ reigns of Irish High Kings ⓘ sacral kingship ⓘ |
| partOf |
corpus of Celtic mythology
ⓘ
early Irish literature ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Irish manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fenian Cycle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mythological Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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