Culann’s Hound 20: The Animus
Carl Jung, the great Swiss psychoanalyst, has perhaps had more impact on the social sciences and humanities than on the …
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Culann’s Hound 19: Black Dog
I have written before about the cultural value of the severed head for the Celts. According to the Greek historian …
Culann’s Hound 18: O Mournful Wonder
For my version of the Cúchulainn myth, I relied for the most part upon English translations of the Irish sagas. But …
Culann’s Hound 17: Hound-Slayer
Voltaire said that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. But Charlemagne’s achievement was admirable. In an …
Culann’s Hound 16: Shadow Woman
The “Shadow Woman” of my title refers to Scáthach, a mysterious warrior woman who trains Cúchulainn in the martial arts. She …
Culann’s Hound 15: Bachelor Farmers
The Irish sagas speak of the god Lugh, but we have no pictures of him from antiquity. He had to …
Culann’s Hound 14: A Kingly Suitor
No posts until next week: I am traveling in Sweden! No ancient Celt describes for us the custom of head-hunting, …
Culann’s Hound 13: A Fine Minuscule
As you know if you’ve read my story The Voynich Affair, I love a mysterious manuscript. I am drawn to the …
Culann’s Hound 12: The Hound
Cúchulainn (“Hound of Culann”) famously earned his nickname as a young child, when he was attacked by the fierce guard dog …
Culann’s Hound 11: Mythos
The “Anna Livia Plurabelle” chapter in Finnegans Wake is said to have been Joyce’s favorite, and was originally published as …
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