Exploring Celtic Mythology: The Tragedy of the Sons of Tuireann

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• 2 Hours Relaxing Celti...

[@ThePixelro]

Brian is that one guy in a group project who does 90% of the work, but never complains

[@7Brian710]

Unfortunately

[@anonymousdratini]

Guess that’s why people still get named Brian and not Iuchar or Iucharbra lol

[@bryannagels9612]

😂

[@zintosion]

Attempted redemption by slaughtering even more people. Brutal.

[@conorbowen3360]

I wish I could get a job preventing people from shouting on a hill

[@voen]

I don't know you but I don't think you're "braced" enough.

[@jeremiahshine]

I did that job. 1 night off for over a year my first year. That duty belt sure is a burden. It shouldn't take more than a few words to keep the peace.

[@zombyjano]

​@@voenI am, unlike you.

[@weirdreportt]

Celtic Mythology are so underrated. Thank you for presenting us these tales

[@DagothDaddy]

We need to see more Celtic Mythology in popular culture

[@pedrogouveia4326]

we already do...where do you think the inspiration for Lord of the rings, Game of thrones, warhammer etc came from ?

[@naufalap]

fortnite of course

[@mr.awesomereacts2533]

Pedro Gouveia Some Of The Lord of the rings were inspired from Norse myth as well.

[@Why-sv7eo]

Camp half blood for celts?

[@TheCelticCowboy98]

I agree Assassin Cactus the reason why we don't is because ancient celtic history and its myth and legends was lost. When the Christians came to the land but they didnt fully destroy the celts myth and folklore. So they changed it to match Christianity. The gods where changed into kings and queens with god powers or magical hags or even fallen angels. The only things in celtic mythology in pop culture is the Fae Folk Mer Folk and the mythological heros. Fun fact the Fae Folk also known as fairies are weakened by iron.

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Mythology has always intrigued me since I was a kid

[@voen]

I laughed too hard at "he asked to die as a man and not as a pig."

[@bashsibda6289]

Ashley Snell ( I'm a man, by the way) Theres nothing funny about that.

[@vanmanaez1900]

Damn... This is just sad but amazing... This should be in the main stream..

[@Why-sv7eo]

Could *could*, the pig skin actually be the Golden Fleece?

[@rodrickhatton8636]

That crossed my mind

[@akealiihall7251]

Seems like it is,the warrior woman could also be the amazonians and the one of the other Kong’s could be the king of Persia

[@michelleresistance]

I thought the Amazonians as well.

[@kamion53]

I think the one who wrote down this much told story was quite familiar with the tasks of Herakles. The structure is about the same; killing, task of redemption, more killing, death.

[@mauricealexander1981]

This is like a Celtic GTA. Damn i would play the hell outta that game.

[@kikedragoon]

Let´s get Naughty Dog on the project and I´m on board

[@Mistychan]

lmao, I turned on captions on accident and it spelled Tuatha Dé Danann as Two-day Donnan XD

[@grey-en8on]

Lol

[@mikesemon7392]

Tyre, Lebanon Tuirean sea, Italy Eutraria, Italy Turin, Italy Troy, ancient Greece/Turkey Tarim basin/Loughlan province in China where they found celtic style European mummies and many other locations in Eastern and Western Europe. The artifacts are the Irish wolfhound, Damascus steel, Eastern style rotisserie from black sea region, Italian horses and chariots, peaches/golden apples, domesticated pigs, pigskin actually does have bacteria killing qualities. In Egypt they describe the invading sea people's, the hittites also, Assyria/Persians, the Greeks including the well known stories like the Illiad, Stories from ancient Lebanon in the Phonecian capital of Tyre. There's a link for sure.

[@drowninglessons5045]

When are you gonna continue the Celtic mythology series? Or is it finished

[@jellydamgood]

The only tragedy is the death toll they reaped, but justice was served at the end, monsters should not be left alive. Kinda like calling the death of a terrorist a tragedy. Oh wait...

[@wolverinebushcraft5658]

Thank you for telling such a great story of my peoples history. I just subscribed 👍

[@darksev.6468]

The background music sounded similar to Concerning Hobbits.

[@Integer_Overload]

That's exactly what it was :)

[@ZachSeineVideos]

This sounds a bit like the worst group of D&D players ever.

[@necromancerotn5654]

Yeah except instead of terrible roles they're drowning in 20s...

[@TheLeadhound]

Yup

[@Sagittarian1202]

Reading this on my own this was all I could think of

[@nullset560]

Dont forget to honur Lugh this coming Lughnasadh

[@casey040500]

great job as always

[@marcusblackwell2372]

I can see how J.R.R. Tolkein got inspired for the Legendarium's humans

[@brendancoulter5761]

So this is basically the origin of murder hobos...

[@Aleister_E.]

I have now watched all 10 of these videoes and have greatly enjoyed the learning experience. Thank you for that. However, one question really bugs me about all this... What happens to the gods who die?

[@mikesemon7392]

You forgot about Manaman Mac Leirs magical ship.

[@elgranlugus7267]

Such an epic tale

[@Daimon-X]

War between Tuatha de Dannan and Fomorians is Titanomachy of Celtic Mythology.

[@ofthecaribbean]

Daimon X They should make a movie.

[@Daimon-X]

De. la. Noye Indeed.

[@Why-sv7eo]

Which one?

[@elgranlugus7267]

It's known as Battle of Maighe Tuireadh Conga and Cath Maighe Tuireadh. The first battle, is against, the Fír Bholg, but in reality they're the Fomhóraigh, the name was subtly changed during the medieval times. In that battle, Núada loses his hand. And the Cath Maighe Tuireadh, is where Lugh Lamhfhada slays Balar with a sling.

[@somehuman1901]

I’m gonna need all of these wallpapers as my screensavers

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I would love to learn more about this myths.

[@anthonyridgewood2509]

Well done, Sir

[@marcsukdumitru1443]

Bro...why do i only now find your mythology series? 😢 I love your SCP one

[@omgitsnobodycares2270]

I'm from Ireland born and raised and I literally had no idea about this...

[@DriscolDevil]

Don't feel bad, my people barely know their own history too. If I asked people who Ben Franklin was, most people would tell me he discovered electricity by flying a kite in a storm. People here celebrate a tradition that is over 10 thousand years old and they believe it is to honor some guy that lived only a couple thousand years ago according to their own mythology. Even when making shit up they can't make it a tiny bit believable.

[@daimyo_Ikigai]

omgitsnobodycares hey how christian is Ireland?

[@internetsurferxxx2678]

@@DriscolDevil a made up persona. the history and founding fathers are built upon lies

[@DriscolDevil]

@@internetsurferxxx2678 So you don't believe they actually existed at all?

[@dudgag5280]

this would make a great movie

[@martinmaher5090]

I'm from Ireland and i never heard that story

[@sarim9531]

They sound like really overpowered beasts... is there any context as to why they didn't just kill Lugh instead? (Considering that that's literally the only alternative they seem to be able to think of when plan A fails) (Note: I don't know much about Celtic myths, so if there is some context/reason, tell me)

[@joeyc9418]

If I had to guess it would probably be due to some strange way the ancient Irish (and most peoples) viewed honor. They gave Lugh their word and better to die than break it

[@sebastiandancourt2612]

Lu was the king of the tuatta de dannan. Kinda like the king of the gods. Everyone would notice his absence.

[@johnnyjohnson1326]

Great series!

[@liamjorgensen8746]

I need a mythology course or something.. that'd make my life worth somethin

[@v.9964]

Why do I get the impression that Tolkien heard this story?!

[@abdoul5176]

Sons of Feanor comes to mind off of the title alone. Tolkien's work was considered "Too Celtic" at one point although I forget the context.

[@andrewvanhorne4359]

A test reader for Tolkien's earliest attempt to have some form of the Silmarillion published. He reported: "I am rather at a loss to know what to do with this - it doesn't even seem to have an author! - or any indication of sources, etc. Publishers' readers are rightly supposed to be of moderate intelligence and reading; but I confess my reading has not extended to early Celtic Gestes, and I don't even know whether this is a famous Geste or not, or, for that matter, whether it is authentic. I presume it is, as the unspecified versifier has included some pages of a prose-version (which is far superior)." This was referring to the unfinished Lay of Leithian, the Tale of Beren and Lúthien. The publisher, Stanley Unwin, softened this in his letter to Tolkien: "It has something of that mad, bright-eyed beauty that perplexes all Anglo-Saxons in the face of Celtic art." It should be noted however that Tolkien's original aim in the Legendarium was to craft and explicitly Anglo-Saxon cycle, and that he had expressed professional distaste at the popular misrepresentation and distortion of the word "Celtic" by certain contemporaries.

[@v.9964]

Well, seeing as the Saxons ruled England for many years and have had largely inner actions with the Celts, a lot of their mythology is similar in nature as th Greeks and Romans are. He can't escape the fact orally, tales carried across boarder on such a small island that it would blend in to the local legends.

[@andrewvanhorne4359]

@@v.9964 Oh yeah, I don't think he'd really deny that, and he definitely drew upon the surrounding cultures for inspiration and reference, even as far as Finland. However, in the context of his own time, I believe he was reacting to a tendency interwoven with the upswing of Celtic "revival" and nationalism, and people either deliberately or mistakenly confusing the past with particular (unscholarly) interests invested. We can see the downstream effects of this as well. Even today I've come across warped ideas about the heritage of the English, particularly where their Celtic vs. Germanic influences are concerned. Edit: Well, in looking around for a quote I had in mind, prejudices of a more aesthetic nature also seem to have affected his attitude, but here it is: "Celtic 'is a magic bag, into which anything may be put, and out of which almost anything may come . . . Anything is possible in the fabulous Celtic twilight, which is not so much a twilight of the gods as of the reason."

[@abdoul5176]

@Tautha De Danan agreed. Edit: Nice name lol.

[@beardedrancher]

The artwork is great in this video

[@tuckernutter]

Ok one why did they kill Keen 2 who is Tiurren? And 3 isnt a question but rather a statement that this sounds like a typical DND campaign complete with a chaotic stupid yet clever trio

[@elgranlugus7267]

1. Cian's death is perhaps an allegory of storms and lightning. 2. Tuireann aka, the God of Thunder.

[@Sagittarian1202]

They killed Cian, firstly with the motive of "ok this dude just turned into a pig, which is suspect. If he's hiding from us we must be enemies" When Cian turns back into a man, hes still considered an enemy of the brothers.

[@vikinginger1889]

Kind of reminds me of the tasks of Hercules But this should be called Brian and his two brothers. When can we make this Into a tv series. An episode for each adventure.

[@daniellezykowska981]

I love this story thanks.

[@belfastbanter9858]

Lord of the rings music 🤗

[@bevdavis4148]

Lugh paid with his life for his arrogance. He became an enemy of the Sons of Dagda. He also murdered Ogma, the grandfather of the brothers. In turn he was killed by MacCecht and his brothers, kinsmen of the tragic brothers. Lugh also condemned his foster mother to death by taxing work.

[@elgranlugus7267]

However he never dies, because, years later, i guess he appears to Conaire Mór or Cormac Mac Airt and says to him something like "they thought i died but yolo i'm still alive"

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@bev davis Im interested to know what source accounts lughs death, id like to read up on it for more details if you could tell me id appreciate that

[@Agreus-WolfsbaneYT]

It was a beautiful tale

[@grantmitchell6738]

Based on the title I thought this was a Lotr video at first

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

Its Gaelic or Irish mythology, the Celt thing is lingustic

[@internetsurferxxx2678]

Irish is a language and a nation of people, from Ireland. Celts are a whole group of peoples such as the Welsh, Bretons, Scots, and Irish peoples that speak languages in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family. And finally Gaelic is a name for a languages such as Irish (Ireland), Manx (Isle of Man), and Scots Gaelic (Scotland).

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

​@@internetsurferxxx2678 The term “Gaelic” takes its name from the Gaels, a group of settlers that arrived in Ireland and in Scotland. During this period was a political and social order that the Gaels created. Gaelic Ireland had different rules of the economy; they never used the money. Besides, Gaelic Ireland had its own style when it came to music, architecture, dancing, and arts in general. None of which are seen in the rest of Europe. The Gaels used to speak many Gaelic languages. Those languages stemmed from the Celtic languages; ones that were used in ancient Ireland and Scotland. In the past, the Gaels were an ethnic group that derived from the so called Celtic race. Mainly, the Celts were originally Irish and Scottish; however, there are still debates around that fact. Some sources believe that the relation between the Celts and the Irish is just a false claim. We now have DNA evidence to suggest we are not Celtic. nor do we have any Celtic artifacts found in Ireland. we also know that during the time period of the Celts arriving in Ireland there was no change in Culture before or after However, people of today still believe the same. The Irish consider themselves the successors of the Celts, hence the Gaels. All our old scripts mention Gaels and you will never see the word Celt. Even the word Celt in Irish is relatively new to our language.

[@laoch5658]

celtic is a culture irish is a language

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Irish warriors re SUPERMEN ! Marvel where are you

[@wolfmeadows]

You don't want marvel.

[@animalsarecomradestoo.8995]

Why didn't they just ask for a different item before the skin, then due to the enchantment He'd have to give them the skin

[@jader2357]

Because that enchantment only effected Lui

[@Crusader-7382]

Jade Jones they where asking lui

[@Brother-in-christ43555]

Danm Celtic mythology is underrated

[@jackqueen1]

anyone know the name of the magical ship if it had one?

[@Boggsy.]

I want a Brian servant in the Fate franchise. He’d be a monster.

[@anonymousdratini]

Me reading this story: Celtic Name, Celtic Name, BRIAN Me watching this video: wait it’s supposed to pronounced Bree-ann this whole time? That said didn’t know that Brian was a celtic name until just now.

[@darkbringer1440]

Is the Brionn he's talking about throughout the entire video actually Brian?

[@yunus1947]

turieann is tyrion lannister

[@ofthecaribbean]

How'd they know about Greece and Persia?

[@Why-sv7eo]

De. la. Noye apperantly Greece was they’re ally in the first war against the Famorians, and two Greek kings gave them “poisonous beasts” then a couple decades later most of Ireland Died, so they went to Greece for help, but instead became slaves for a hundred years, before escaping, bringing with them soil stolen from the wine fields in order to make the land green. Then Danu (or Erlu) rewarded a few of them by giving th access to the norther city, this making them gods

[@mikesemon7392]

De. la. Noye It's actually the story of the "sea people's" who came during the bronze age.

[@DriscolDevil]

@@mikesemon7392 source?

[@elgranlugus7267]

In the original version, Grece and Persia might have had different names. Those names, Grece and Persia were added later by medieval authors. It is possible the sons of Tuireann travaled through different realms from Ireland, Alba and Cymru aka Wales.

[@Krawn_]

The Irish new where Greece and Persia were come on man...

[@TheDrow79]

I thought Lugh's father was a Fomorian named Balor? Whyh is his father a Tauth De Danum in this?

[@johndanielharold3633]

Balor was his grandfather on his mother´s side. His father Cian was a Tuatha Dé Danann.

[@kevinscanlan4131]

That first picture isn't ireland it's the faroe Islands.

[@DriscolDevil]

And he explains in the video you didn't watch that he had to use images that are not quite related because actual illustrations of the story don't exist or are hard to find.

[@harrisonballinger7180]

For a couple of people trying to receive redemption for killing somebody, those 3 sure did a lot of killing along the way. I would've had them go on make up fetch quests for every quest they completed by killing somebody. edit: My exact wording would be, "You must fetch me these things, and I promise not to ad more unless you kill somebody while getting each item. Injuring or incapacitating is allowed.

[@canineshadowproductions8574]

No

[@harrisonballinger7180]

@@canineshadowproductions8574 No, what?

[@Sagittarian1202]

Holy fuck getting domed by an apple

[@JankyToe]

Sons of Tuireann too OP, plz nerf.

[@musiclover01ization]

They weren't good people but I still can't help but feel sorry for them.

[@prickleick6474]

I'd buy your merch if I weren't broke. lmfao

[@Shakkarz]

I love this mythical but ancient true story the Tuatha d'e Danann VS the Fomorians are a supernatural race and Irish mythology the fomorians portray as hostile and monstrous beings now check this out who come from under the sea or the Earth also one more thing they are portrayed as Giants and sea raiders almost sounds like Vikings probably NOT (BRES and his father was a Tuatha d'e were portrayed darkly beautiful mmmm and the MORR'IGAN ??🙄.

[@internetsurferxxx2678]

semi understandable

[@omgitsnobodycares2270]

Maith an búachaill. Hahaha that's what my teachers would say to me if I did something good in school. (I went to a Gaeltacht btw)

[@daimyo_Ikigai]

How christian and conservative is Ireland?

[@ksquidplaysminecraft]

@@daimyo_Ikigai christian to the point of religious wars between two flavors of the same religion

[@internetsurferxxx2678]

@@ksquidplaysminecraft english propaganda. it was political. and the ira was controlled opposition

[@mikesemon7392]

It's loosely based off of the "sea people's" who history never figured out.

[@cannancursed820]

are you sure this is mythology. cuz I'm pretty sure Tolkien told the tale of Turin lol jk

[@jesserothhammer7378]

First

[@blackdeeplake]

Sounds very racist to me no mention of abdul ,sanjae, sergaie ,mkoko, or vlademeer...!!!

[@storminmormon]

These guys are basically the worst people ever lol

[@munshisadatmehedirastro1250]

Anyone watching American gods ?