Táin Bó Cúailnge

The Táin (Cattle Raid of Cooley)

AuthorUnknown

LanguageMiddle Irish

Yearc. 630-670

CountryIreland

GenreEpic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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Táin Bó Cúailnge, commonly known as The Táin or less commonly as The Cattle Raid of Cooley, is an epic from Irish mythology. It is often called "the Irish Iliad", although like most other early Irish literature, the Táin is written in prosimetrum, i.e. prose with periodic additions of verse composed by the characters. The Táin tells of a war against Ulster by Queen Medb of Connacht and her husband King Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge. Due to a curse upon the king and warriors of Ulster, the invaders are opposed only by the young demigod, Cú Chulainn.— Wikipedia