Acallam na Senórach - The Tale of the Elders of Ireland

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The Tale of the Elders of Ireland in Irish

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Acallam na Senórach

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Acallam na Senórach in English

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The Tale of the Elders of Ireland

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

what it about

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Saint Patrick
Early Christianisation

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

Written in…

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Prosimetrum - mixing prose with metrum (verses)

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

Genre??//

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Epic poem

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

Signs this is an epic poem (5)

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-long narrative
-heroic deeds
-climax: war
-oral culture
-prologue: already dead MC

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

Historically accurate?

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No

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

Interlinked with…

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The Fianna heroes

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

Frame narrative

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a type of storytelling in which the main story is told within other stories

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Acallam na Senórach - The tale of the Elders of Ireland

Historical backgruon

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-Norman control
Henry II allowed to invade
-still hope