Conchobar, king of the province of Ulster, has three 'houses", the Three Branches. The Royal Branch where heroes dwell, the Branch of Many Colors where their arms are stored, and the Purple Branch for the dead.
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Thursday, February 26 2009
Three Branches of Conchobar
By cathbad on Thursday, February 26 2009, 16:17 - mythical places
Our Setanta
By cathbad on Thursday, February 26 2009, 01:17 - characters
How does a five years old boy become, in less than one year, the youngest hero of Ulster ? Which byroad will lead Setanta from Airgdig to Emain Macha and how is he to become the fierce Hound of Culann, Cuchulainn ?
Wednesday, February 25 2009
Balor
By cathbad on Wednesday, February 25 2009, 22:55 - characters
Balor,
one of the most impressive characters of Irish Celtic Mythology. One eyed (?) Giant, whose occular globe throws a flood of liquid poison, is the champion of the Fomore army in the Second Battle of Mag Tured
Monday, February 16 2009
Mirlikovir
By Mirlikovir on Monday, February 16 2009, 21:30 - Authors
Mirlikovir, illustrator at oghme.com, huge fan of celtic mythology (mostly Irish), especially fan of Cuchulainn. He is the author of all the illustrations and comic strips displayed on this web-site.
Cathbad
By cathbad on Monday, February 16 2009, 20:38 - Authors
cathbad, script-writer at oghme.com, likes Stephen King, Naomi Novik, Nail Gaiman, John Irving, Herman Hesse.
Thursday, February 5 2009
CUCUC - the Graphic Novel
By cathbad on Thursday, February 5 2009, 22:13 - edition
CUCUC - Volume 1 - The Binding One, is the first volume of a series of comic books (250 pages each), featuring the hero Cuchulainn. This is a work in progress, but you can already check our sample pages here.
Sunday, February 1 2009
So sorry Mr Guyonvarc'h, but it's done !
By cathbad on Sunday, February 1 2009, 01:15 - mythology gurus
Mr. Christian J. Guyonvarc'h est THE French authority in the matter of Irish mythology. He and his wife, Françoise Le Roux, have worked all their life to give us excellent translations of the Irish texts, as true to the originals as could be.
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