To preserve #Emer's virginity, #Conchobar shared the bed with #Cuchulainn's wife on her wedding night, but the #druid #Cathbad slept between them.
Here‘s the backstory: x.com/NeuKelte/statu...
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#MythologyMonday #Celtic: After the wedding of #Cuchulainn and #Emer, the king of #Ulster had to exercise his `right of the first night‘. While #Conchobar mac Nessa feared #CúChulain`s reaction, he would have lost his authority if he had renounced his […]

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#MythologyMonday #Celtic: After the wedding of #Cuchulainn and #Emer, the king of #Ulster had to exercise his `right of the first night‘. While #Conchobar mac Nessa feared #CúChulain`s reaction, he would have lost his authority if he had renounced his privilege.
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#MythologyMonday: `Queen #Medb of #Connacht seems to have been eager to get rid of the king of #Ulster. Before marching into his territory the consulted #druid prophesied that her son Maine would kill king #Conchobar. None of Medb`s 7 sons had that name, so […]

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#MythologyMonday: `Queen #Medb of #Connacht seems to have been eager to get rid of the king of #Ulster. Before marching into his territory the consulted #druid prophesied that her son Maine would kill king #Conchobar. None of Medb`s 7 sons had that name, so she renamed them all.`
Source: P.
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