#ulster cycle

[aodhan-art]

Tír na nÓg / Ulster cycle Hatsune Miku

[gay-laeg]

Despite having so many fathers, Cu chulainn is still unsupervised at all times

[sissiarte]

Cú Chulainn no! Don't fight Cerberus!

This took me so long not only because I went crazy with details but because I couldn't decide what to write on the text box fdkas

At first I was going to place him in Elysium at Patroclu's room but I think this is funnier

[incorrect-ulster-cycle]

is your child texting about the ulster cycle? know the signs!

brb = bitches require bulls lol = láeg owns, losers smh = smashing my hurley tbh = táin bó hcúailnge stfu = support the feeble ulaid tfw = tochmarc ferbe wins rofl = revenge (y)our father, lugaid idc = idh da charioteer btw = behead the warriors

[queer-ragnelle]

list of medieval literature with links to read.

i’ll continue to update with more texts, better scans, & different editions. enjoy!

[alternativeulster]

more people need to know about irish mythology. it's just balls to the walls insane. if you thought greek mythology was wild let me introduce you to:

nessa and her 12 gay dads

queen medb cheating on everything and everyone, starting a war over a cow, ruining innumerable lives and then getting killed by cheese

fionn gets raised by 2 random lesbians

fionn kills a guy for stealing his girlfriend, drops the magic healing water several times on purpose

oisín goes to live in the immortal fairy land with his immortal fairy wife, misses ireland, comes back to visit, falls off his horse and fucking dies (may or may not have gotten in a fight with saint patrick before dying)

fuck them kids, they're swans now

guy accidentally gets job of "being the king's dog" at age 5, changes name to dog

[riseupriseupandcomealong]

hi more ulster cycle art based on this passage: “From the Monday after the feast of Samain at summer’s end to the Wednesday after the feast of Imbolc at spring’s beginning, Cúchulainn never slept — unless against his spear for an instant after the middle of the day, with head on fist and fist on spear and the spear against his knee” - táin bó cúailnge tr. thomas kinsella

[queeringclassiclit]

Cú Chulainn

from the Ulster Cycle of Celtic Mythology

submitted by anon

[notacluedo]

Cú Chulainn could be taken out by a single sunburn

[amylouioc]

Part One of a new illustration series focusing on the tragic tale of Deirdre and Naoise.

Fedlimid gets some bad news, a baby is born and Leabharcham heads away for safety.

This is my March Postcard Club illustration! If you’re interested in getting a print in the post (along with new postcards each month) then you can sign up here!

[finnlongman]

"[Lugaid's] head was placed on a stone and is left behind there. They reached Gris. Then Conall Cernach asked, "Has one of you brought the head?" "No," said everyone. Conall Cernach said, "I swear what my people swears," he said, "that is not a small crime." (BMMM §30, trans. Kimpton)

The Ulstermen right now: "I thought you were bringing the head." "Me? Why would I be bringing the head? I thought you were bringing the head." "Of course I wasn't bringing the head, I thought you were--"

[sunshinemoonrx]

What was the cause of the death of Kyros, and what first began the destruction of the Gordians?

Not hard to say, that.

Presenting THE EXILE OF MORGAN RED-MAW, a story inspired by Shotaro Ishinomori's Kamen Rider and the Irish legendary Ulster cycle, and written (as best as I can manage) in the style of the latter.

Highly recommended for fans of scary morally-dubious women with gender, sick as hell anime fights, and the tragedy wrought by over-the-top honour-codes.

(As you can tell by the title in the link, this is intended to be the first of a series of stories. We'll see! I certainly had a lot of fun with this one.)

[sissiarte]

Did these Láegs with horsies some time ago and I forgot to post them sorry

[incorrect-ulster-cycle]

Cú Chulainn: I had seven dads and two moms and I turned out fine

Fer Diad: seven what now?

[denndrawings]

*point at him* My son in law, Cú Chulainn. Be careful, he bites.

(shamelessly copied the design from @sissiarte that has this gorgeous visdev project going on and put all the work and research into it go take a look!! I just added an eyebrow slit because I just felt Iike it)