The opening episodes in the late medieval Irish Arthurian romances and adaptations of continental literature: The opening episodes in Arthurian literature

Maxim Fomin

The opening episodes in the late medieval Irish Arthurian romances and adaptations of continental literature: The opening episodes in Arthurian literature

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The article deals with typical components of Irish Arthurian tale’s opening scenes. The question dealt with include if one can find the conception, the birth, and the upbringing of the hero among such components? And, reading the Irish adaptations of other continental romances, whether one can determine the congruity between such compilations from the sixteenth century onwards?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Craobh eoluis
Subtitle of host publication	A Festschrift for Ruairí Ó hUiginn
Editors	Greg Toner, Lára Ní Mhaoláin, Fionntán De Brún
Place of Publication	Maynooth
Publisher	Maigh Nuad: An Sagart
Pages	207-219
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-1-911330-44-8
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 11 Sept 2025

Keywords

Irish literature
Irish language
Medieval romances
Arthurian literature
Medieval French
adaptations
Middle English
Middle Ages
Irish Manuscripts

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The opening episodes in the late medieval Irish Arthurian romances and adaptations of continental literature: The opening episodes in Arthurian literature. / Fomin, Maxim.
Craobh eoluis: A Festschrift for Ruairí Ó hUiginn. ed. / Greg Toner; Lára Ní Mhaoláin; Fionntán De Brún. Maynooth: Maigh Nuad: An Sagart, 2025. p. 207-219 17.

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