Celtic fairy traditions
Morrígan
Evans-Wentz discusses Morrigu or Morrigan beside Neman and Macha within a group he calls the Badb. Their supernatural influence accompanies the warfare of the Irish heroic narratives. The passage contrasts powers that confound armies with the fury and destructive action of the other figures. He then connects such wartime appearances with broader beliefs in spirit hosts.
Also known as Morrigu
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Principal account
ReportedEvans-Wentz discusses Morrigu or Morrigan beside Neman and Macha within a group he calls the Badb. Their supernatural influence accompanies the warfare of the Irish heroic narratives.
Further detail
ReportedThe passage contrasts powers that confound armies with the fury and destructive action of the other figures. He then connects such wartime appearances with broader beliefs in spirit hosts.
Context & interpretation
Evans-Wentz combines named informants, manuscript narratives, and his own psychical theory in a 1911 survey. This entry preserves those distinctions: collected belief and literary tradition do not establish the physical existence of an Otherworld.
Original passages
Source 1
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
collective term for Neman, Macha, and Morrigu (or Morrigan) ^ — each of whom exercises a particular super- natural power. Neman appears asOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Celtic fairy traditions; active reader leaf 333
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- IMJ-0045-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0045-E001-P0333
- Original scan leaf
- 334
- Recorded leaf number
- 334
- Current Reader position
- 329
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Source 2
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
SIDHE 303 the slain ; while Morrigu, the greatest of the three, by her presence infuses superhuman valour into Cuchulainn, nerves - him for the cast,Open this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Celtic fairy traditions; active reader leaf 334
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0045-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0045-E001-P0334
- Original scan leaf
- 335
- Recorded leaf number
- 335
- Current Reader position
- 330
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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Cú Chulainn
Ulster hero drawn into the conflicts and affections of the Sidhe.
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The youthful god associated with the enchanted palace of the Boyne.
Same subject and traditionDagda
Divine king who assigns the Sidhe palaces and negotiates with conquerors.
Same subject and traditionDana
The goddess whose name defines the Tuatha Dé Danann in Evans-Wentz’s survey.