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A yes you will have to use the download link for each PDF yourself for many reasons.
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Subject: Balor
>> In Irish mythology, Balor (modern spelling: Balar) was king of the Fomorians, a group of supernatural beings. He is often described as a giant with a large eye in his forehead that wreaks destruction when opened. He has been interpreted as a god or personification of drought and blight. <<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balor
PS the whole Wiki is worth a read first!
The ARTICLES:
1)
Oral Tradition, 7/1 (1992):143-149
The Combat of Lug and Balor:
Discourses of Power in Irish Myth and Folktale
By Joan N. Radner
http://journal.oraltradition.org/files/articles/7i/10_radner.pdf
References:
Old Irish and other Terms I have used .
http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/03/old-irish-terms-i-have-used.html
ReplyDeleteI had not encountered the Drought/Fertility aspect of Balor, but it certainly does make sense in the light of the other lore I've read.
I can see too how this situation would have easily adapted itself to highlighting the landlord tenant circumstances in Ireland that have still not been fully resolved. Whispered asides could easily point out the similarities between the situations and politicize and old story for a new use, helping to maintain and even reinforce the Irish heritage aspects.
Túatha Dé Danann, the pagan Irish gods, and
their (also supernatural) enemies, the Fomorians