RE: I still don't understand why anyone would make up a person like the Biblical Christ..
August 7, 2011 at 1:33 pm
(This post was last modified: August 7, 2011 at 1:34 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I just don't understand why someone would make up the Cu Chulainn character. Firstly, there are all the fulfilled prophecies to consider. From the Brug na Boinde to the Tain bo Cuailgne, Cu Chulainn fulfills the prophecy given by Cathbad.
The writers also included embarrassing details, such as the fact that he was an absentee father who killed his son, believing him to be an intruder, because he refused to reveal his name and could not have recognized him any other way. The writers also included the fact that Cu Chulainn was known to take the wives of other men without shame or secrecy.
We have testimony that after his death, he appeared before St. Patrick and King Leogaire to help Patrick convert the King to christianity by warning him of the torments of hell.
For all of these reasons I can't help but believe that Cu Chulainn was a military leader that defended the herds of his people against the armies of the Queen of Connacht. The magic spears and breaking of geise were probably later inventions to console his followers after his death.
The writers also included embarrassing details, such as the fact that he was an absentee father who killed his son, believing him to be an intruder, because he refused to reveal his name and could not have recognized him any other way. The writers also included the fact that Cu Chulainn was known to take the wives of other men without shame or secrecy.
We have testimony that after his death, he appeared before St. Patrick and King Leogaire to help Patrick convert the King to christianity by warning him of the torments of hell.
For all of these reasons I can't help but believe that Cu Chulainn was a military leader that defended the herds of his people against the armies of the Queen of Connacht. The magic spears and breaking of geise were probably later inventions to console his followers after his death.
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