BADB,
one of Calatin's daughters, came under an anger and she said: "Go on
now, making sounds of fighting in the air, and I myself will go into the
valley; for even if I get my death by it, I will speak with Cuchulain."
With that, she went on in the madness of her anger to the very house
where the feast was going on, and there she took the appearance of a
woman of Niamh's women, and she beckoned Niamh out to speak with her.
So Niamh came out, thinking she had news to give her, and a good many
of the other women of Emain with her, and Badb bade them follow her. And
she led them a long way down the valley, and then by her enchantments
she raised a thick mist between them and the house, so that they could
not find their way, but were astray in the valley, not knowing where
they were.
Then she went back to the feasting-house, and she put on
herself the appearance of Niamh, and she came in to where Cuchulain was
and called out: "Rise up, Cuchulain; Dundealgan
is burned, Muirthemne is destroyed, and Conaille Muirthemne. The whole
province is trampled down by the men of Ireland. And it is on myself the
blame will be laid," she said, "and all Ulster will say that I hindered
you, and kept you back from going out to check the army, and to get
satisfaction from the men of Ireland. And it is from Conchubar himself I
will get my death on account of that," she said. For she knew Cuchulain
had given Niamh his promise that without leave from her, he would not
go out to face the men of Ireland.
"My grief!" said Cuchulain then,
"it is hard to trust in women. For I thought," he said, "that you would
not have given me that leave for the whole riches of the world. But
since you yourself give me leave to go out and face the men of Ireland, I
will do it." And with that he rose up to go out. And as he rose up, he
threw his cloak about him, and his foot caught in the cloak, and the
gold brooch that was in the cloak fell on his foot and pierced it.
"Truly the brooch is a friend that gives me a warning," said
Cuchulain...
BADB,
one of Calatin's daughters, came under an anger and she said: "Go on
now, making sounds of fighting in the air, and I myself will go into the
valley; for even if I get my death by it, I will speak with Cuchulain."
With that, she went on in the madness of her anger to the very house where the feast was going on, and there she took the appearance of a woman of Niamh's women, and she beckoned Niamh out to speak with her.
So Niamh came out, thinking she had news to give her, and a good many of the other women of Emain with her, and Badb bade them follow her. And she led them a long way down the valley, and then by her enchantments she raised a thick mist between them and the house, so that they could not find their way, but were astray in the valley, not knowing where they were.
Then she went back to the feasting-house, and she put on herself the appearance of Niamh, and she came in to where Cuchulain was and called out: "Rise up, Cuchulain; Dundealgan is burned, Muirthemne is destroyed, and Conaille Muirthemne. The whole province is trampled down by the men of Ireland. And it is on myself the blame will be laid," she said, "and all Ulster will say that I hindered you, and kept you back from going out to check the army, and to get satisfaction from the men of Ireland. And it is from Conchubar himself I will get my death on account of that," she said. For she knew Cuchulain had given Niamh his promise that without leave from her, he would not go out to face the men of Ireland.
"My grief!" said Cuchulain then, "it is hard to trust in women. For I thought," he said, "that you would not have given me that leave for the whole riches of the world. But since you yourself give me leave to go out and face the men of Ireland, I will do it." And with that he rose up to go out. And as he rose up, he threw his cloak about him, and his foot caught in the cloak, and the gold brooch that was in the cloak fell on his foot and pierced it. "Truly the brooch is a friend that gives me a warning," said Cuchulain...
With that, she went on in the madness of her anger to the very house where the feast was going on, and there she took the appearance of a woman of Niamh's women, and she beckoned Niamh out to speak with her.
So Niamh came out, thinking she had news to give her, and a good many of the other women of Emain with her, and Badb bade them follow her. And she led them a long way down the valley, and then by her enchantments she raised a thick mist between them and the house, so that they could not find their way, but were astray in the valley, not knowing where they were.
Then she went back to the feasting-house, and she put on herself the appearance of Niamh, and she came in to where Cuchulain was and called out: "Rise up, Cuchulain; Dundealgan is burned, Muirthemne is destroyed, and Conaille Muirthemne. The whole province is trampled down by the men of Ireland. And it is on myself the blame will be laid," she said, "and all Ulster will say that I hindered you, and kept you back from going out to check the army, and to get satisfaction from the men of Ireland. And it is from Conchubar himself I will get my death on account of that," she said. For she knew Cuchulain had given Niamh his promise that without leave from her, he would not go out to face the men of Ireland.
"My grief!" said Cuchulain then, "it is hard to trust in women. For I thought," he said, "that you would not have given me that leave for the whole riches of the world. But since you yourself give me leave to go out and face the men of Ireland, I will do it." And with that he rose up to go out. And as he rose up, he threw his cloak about him, and his foot caught in the cloak, and the gold brooch that was in the cloak fell on his foot and pierced it. "Truly the brooch is a friend that gives me a warning," said Cuchulain...
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