Mythology Blog

This week I chose to read the Celtic Fairy Tales (2) unit which included the story of "The Children of Lir." Here are the notes that I took while reading: The five kings of Ireland met to decide who would be the king ofthem all. King Lir thought it would be him but King Dearg was named instead. King Lir didn’t yield to Dearg, but instead returned to his home. Instead of letting the other kings kill him, Dearg sent King Lir his three daughters (or sisters?) Lir chose the eldest who gave him four children and then died Dearg send him Oifa, the first wife’s sister, and they were married Oifa did not like Lir’s children because she was jealous of their father’s affection for them Oifa tried to have them killed, but when that didn’t work she turned them into swans After turning them into swans she goes to Dearg’s court and when he asks her where the children are she says the Lir was afraid to send them Dearg sences that something is up and sends a messenger to Lir...

Hi! This week I chose to read the “Fairie Queen: Britomart Unit” upon the suggestion of Laura, our professor, and I was not disappointed! This unit is about the female knight Britomart. In the story she has set out to find another knight that she saw in a mirror that Merlin gave her father. On the way, she runs into Prince Arthur and Sir Guyon. I just so happen to be writing my storybook about Merlin from the King Arthur legends, hence the reading suggestion from Laura. I loved the story over all and can’t wait to read the next half of the unit. Until then, here are some of the notes I took over the first half: How Sir Guyon Met a Champion Mightier than Himself Arthur and Guyon ridding around “to relieve the weak and oppressed, and to recover right for those who had suffered wrong” Out in a field some knight comes riding towards them Shield golden with lion on it   Guyon wanted to have the honor to joist the approaching knight   This is apparently not ou...