Dindshenchas 11: Tocmarc Étaíne 3 – A Game of Fidchell

As we reach the final section of “The Wooing of Étaín”, a game of fidchell leads to some epic gains and losses.  There will be archaic poetry, incest, a War of the Worlds and some civil engineering.

Join the Story Archaeologists as they encounter a tale where text and archaeology come together in an extraordinary way.

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by The Story Archaeologists

Music: “Tam Lin” by Gian Castello

• Posted in: Dindshenchas 11: Tocmarc Étaíne 3 - A Game of Fidchell ♦ Podcast Release ♦ Series 3: Dindshenchas and the Art of Mythic Cartography
• Tagged: Acallam na nÉces, Archaeology, Ardagh Hill, Étaín, Brí Leith, Corlea, dindshenchas, Early Irish Language, Iron Age, Longford, Midir, Otherworld, poetry, Túatha Dé Danann, The Wooing of Étaín, Tocmairc Étaíne