#ulster cycle

[finnlongman]

You know, I've seen manuscript abbreviations that looked like text-speak, but hand-drawing emojis to stand in for the word ceann (head) in a passage about Cú Chulainn being beheaded is taking that all to a new level

(The line from another manuscript: "Is ann sin d'éirgedar datha aille iongantacha do cheann Choingculoinn")

Manuscript is RIA 23 H 10, Oidheadh Con Culainn, written in 1808.

[riseupriseupandcomealong]

a drink of red blood (cú chulainn and fer diad at the ford)

[aodhan-art]

Tír na nÓg / Ulster cycle Hatsune Miku

[sissiarte]

HELLO I'M BACK!!! I can finally share what I've been working on these past months (other than studying that is, I finally did my exam! On the same day the st patrick's day parade happened in my city where I participated with my irish dance class... it's been crazy)

I had the honour to do these two illustrations for Emmet Taylor to go with their presentation on trophy heads in medieval irish literature. It was a delight to do them, I can't believe this is the first time I've drawn Conall (won't be the last, he's fun to draw). I also spent too much time looking through the digital archives of archeology museums for more or less period accurate jewelry and weapons to put in these. It was really fun.

So the first illustration features Cú Chulainn, in a scene from Fled Bricrenn ('Bricru's Feast'); in wich my poor guy comes back from single-handledly killing like thirty guys and a sea monster. Another tuesday for him, I guess. I have to admit I had way too much fun painting all the blood...

The second one, features Conall (and also Cú Chulainn, and also Lóegaire) in a scene from Aided Chonchobair ('Violent Death of Conchobar') (excelent title if you ask me); where he is showing of the calcified brain of a king he'd killed to prove he's the coolest of the three. As one does.

I looooved working on these, thanks so much again to Emmet for trusting me with this work. It's been a blast!

[an-ruraiocht]

"yeah so during the riastrad cú chulainn's knees go backwards"

me, hypermobile: so do mine he's not special

"and his organs are in his throat"

me, with a hiatus hernia: so are mine he's not special

[stotally]

POV you’re one of the warriors of Connacht/Munster/Leinster being informed of a cattle raid you’re all about to go on

[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

[denndrawings]

Just boys playing in the creek :’)