Lebor Gabála Érenn
E816787
Irish literary work
medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative
mythological cycle text
origin legend
pseudo-history
Lebor Gabála Érenn is a medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative that recounts a mythic sequence of invasions and settlements of Ireland, blending legend, genealogy, and biblical history.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish literary work
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medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative ⓘ mythological cycle text ⓘ origin legend ⓘ pseudo-history ⓘ |
| associatesWithDeity | Yahweh GENERATED ⓘ |
| classifiedIn | Mythological Cycle of Irish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledInCentury |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ |
| depicts | Tuatha Dé Danann as divine or semi-divine beings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
mythic invasions of Ireland
ⓘ
successive settlements of Ireland ⓘ |
| editedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| framesIrishAs | descendants of the sons of Noah ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
genealogical lists
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king lists ⓘ prose narrative sections ⓘ verse interpolations ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Gaelic tradition
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medieval Irish literature ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
mythology
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origin myth ⓘ pseudo-history ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Early Modern Irish
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Middle Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Irish ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptWitness |
Book of Ballymote
NERFINISHED
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Book of Lecan NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Book of Lecan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawlinson B 502 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered pseudo-historical by modern scholarship ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyEditor | R. A. Stewart Macalister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Book of the Taking of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGroup |
Cessair and her people
NERFINISHED
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Fir Bolg NERFINISHED ⓘ Milesians NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemed and his people NERFINISHED ⓘ Partholón and his people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuatha Dé Danann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn
NERFINISHED
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later Irish historical tradition ⓘ |
| integrates |
Celtic mythological motifs
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Christian salvation history ⓘ Irish genealogical traditions ⓘ biblical history ⓘ |
| linksToBiblicalFigure |
Japheth
NERFINISHED
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Noah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | sequence of invasions ⓘ |
| preserves | origin legends of the Gaels ⓘ |
| purpose |
to integrate Irish history into Christian chronology
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to legitimize Gaelic dynasties ⓘ to provide a sacred history of Ireland ⓘ |
| usesChronology | biblical world chronology ⓘ |
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