The Death of Cú Chulainn

A legendary warrior. A battle goddess. A final stand so terrifying his enemies feared him even after death. The Death of Cú Chulainn retells one of the darkest and most powerful legends in Irish mythology, following the Hound of Ulster toward the field where prophecy, vengeance, sacred law, and supernatural forces gather around him. Cú Chulainn has survived armies, champions, curses, monsters, and impossible battles. But the enemies who come for him at last understand something more dangerous than strength. They know the geasa that bind him. They know the old wounds left by the Táin Bó Cúailnge. They know that even the greatest hero can be broken by the sacred laws that made him great. As Queen Medb remembers her dead, the sons of fallen warriors prepare their revenge, and phantom armies move across the roads of Ulster, Cú Chulainn is drawn toward the plain of Muirthemne. There the Morrígan waits, crow, warning, witness, and fate, the dark presence of battle itself. Inside this book you will find: The tragic final days of Cú Chulainn, Ireland's Hound of Ulster The Morrígan's role as battle goddess, omen, witness, and force of fate The deadly power of geasa, sacred prohibitions, and heroic obligation Queen Medb's vengeance and the long shadow of the Táin The phantom armies, enchanted spears, omens, and supernatural forces surrounding his death The standing stone that held the dying hero upright when he refused to fall For readers of Irish mythology, Celtic folklore, dark heroic legend, ancient epic, and tragic warrior tales, The Death of Cú Chulainn brings one of Ireland's most unforgettable endings back into the firelight. He was dying. He tied himself to the stone. And still his enemies feared to come near.