May 5, 2024
The difference between old Welsh literature and old Irish literature is very simple. In old Welsh literature, there are five page runs of names. In old Irish literature, there are five page runs of adjectives.
#I could demonstrate here:#“And she tagged for Elgaland Vargaland#and Elagabalus the Roman#and Elaine daughter of Pelles#and Varis the Unconquerable#who could radiate sunlight from her hands and go without butter for a fortnight#and Burton Fulton#who died in the middle of a novel about his daughter#and it was one of the Three Conveniently Timed Literary Deaths of the Continent of North America”#vs.#“And she did a great deal of valorous#soothseeming#wordbattering#eloquent#lengthy#time-quenching#brightbold#redundant#nonsensical#bright-bold#redundant…#extraneous tagging"#This is a generalization and a joke#Please note that I haven't read much old Irish literature#welsh literature#irish literature#medieval literature#This can also happen with people’s appearances in either