Identifier: heroesofdawn00russ (find matches)
Title: Heroes of the dawn
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Russell, Violet Elvery, Beatrice
Subjects: Legends -- Ireland
Publisher: New York : The Macmillan Co. London (etc.) Maunsel & Co., Ltd.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ever the press was thickest itmade an open path ; backwards and forwardslike lightning flashes it darted, and no mancould withstand it, or the strong hand thatgrasped it. And as the foemen gazed onFionn dread filled their hearts, for round hishead shone the red light of battle, and nowand again a form like a fiery serpent rearedand twisted about him ; while the flames thatran from haft to point of his spear lengthenedthemselves out and fashioned a shape of fear,from which the Tuatha de Danann recoiledin terror. So they fought through the long winternight, until a grey dawn lightened the easternsky, when the Tuatha de Danann, finallyrepulsed, withdrew from the battle, mourningtheir heaps of slain. But only one of Midirssons was killed, though all the other brotherswere sorely wounded. As for the Fians, therewas not one single inch of their bodies whichhad not its spear-thrust, and for days afterFionn could not lift his spear-arm, so stiff andsore it was from the work of that night. But
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ROUND HIS HEAD SHONE THE RED LIGHT OK BATTLE HOSTING OF SLIEVE-NA-MAN 201 Oscur and Diarmuid were in the worst plight;and the life would have gone from them alto-gether had not Dorm mac JMidir travelled farto find Fingin, the ancient faery physician ofSlieve Fuad, who had more knowledge of heal-ing herbs than all other doctors in Ireland. When the Fians had fully recovered fromtheir wounds Fionn called a council of thesons of Midir and the Tuatha de Danann, andthey agreed there should be peace for ever-more between them. Afterwards Fionn andhis men returned to their home on the Hill ofAllen, and found the Fianna mourning themas dead ; for though it seemed to Fionn andhis comrades that they had been absent only afew days, to their amazement the Fianna saidtheir absence had lasted for nearly a year anda half. And among all the Fianna that nightthere was feasting and joy, because their greathero and chief had returned to them. THE DEATH OF OSCUR FIONN had grown very old; he had watchedth

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