The Isle of Destiny - Celtic Myth - Extra Mythology - Part 1

Inis Fáil is the Isle of Destiny, in Ireland. It was here that the Children of the Danu were sent on a quest to find their destiny, but they would have to encounter the Fir Bolg first...

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[KanaiIle]

Its really entertaining to see how the artists try to depict arm dismemberment in an art style that has no arms.

[TherapyLizard]

“I got a sword!”

“I got a javelin!”

“I got a cauldron!”

“...I got a rock.”

[timothymclean]

The Children of the Danu and Firbolg gave each other equipment, decided on set army sizes, and set strict rules for their battle. Was it actually a battle, or was it just an unusually violent sport?

[jak]

" We got the greatest sword! "
" We got a spear that acts like a heat seeking missile! "
" We got a cauldron that never empties! "





" We got a rock that screams. "

[calar]

**Takes notes for next D&D campaign**

[christosvoskresye]

Making weapons for your enemies? That actually sounds A LOT like warfare today.

[Tailikku]

*mentions a Red Spear never missing its target*

Cú Chulainn: Your heart is mine! Gáe Bolg!

[Autists-Guide]

Local deity says "That land is your destiny".
Chosen people: "Thanks. Oh, someone lives there already."
Deity: "Whatever."
Where have we heard this before?

[Wolfsgeist]

Seeing Nuada with an actual arm is pretty weird ^^

[chicknorton]

á makes an 'aw' sound. Mate you are travelling into some dangerous waters here. But thank you

[minimanofiron]

Moar gaelic mythology, THIS IS AWESOME

[rykloog]

I love how you can find aspects common with norse mythology. A cosmic life giving tree, a great war between two clans, a race of ancient beings who seem to predate the gods in the mythos...
I love how these common motifs can be found throughout indo-european mythologies

[StudyofSwords]

This version of pre-Christian Irish comogony is actually quite a late invention, as no extant cosmogenic narrative exists, as every text or manuscript was written after Christianty had took a strong foothold, and the litterati were mostly monks. This particular version, where Bile and Danu are the primordial "parents" of the Tuatha de Danann, and An Dagda and Brigid are siblings (and not father daughter) are also a bit mixed about, though again typically later material owing to Victorian codification, rather than being reflective of pre-Christian worldview...

Im actually really curious what texts you used to make these videos? This sounds like P. B. Ellis's version, in which case very recent.

[dilayaydogdu]

"When they arrived, they burned their ships."
Are they... Are they Rhoynar? Well at least now i know where the Dorne and Nymeria story came from.

[Ringlord]

Ohhhh please cover Fionn mac Cumhail (Finn MacCool)

[dilayaydogdu]

Cool video. Mythology always delivers, i just love it. Please do the Turkish mythology too, you'd be surprised how awesome it is.

[cairill]

Glad to see Celtic mythology, I was actually named after a character in one. :)

[AlecEburhard]

1:11 Actually, I read that the sword was called Claiomh Solais. the Sword of Light, which was owned by Nuada. And the spear was the Spear of Lugh

[billpariss]

So, does Winter Soldier have celtic origins?

[macdri]

Great vid. but... since you titled it Celtic myths and not Irish myths, ... I really hope you aren't confusing the two as being synonymous and going to get into some, say, Scottish and Welsh mythology too.