whelp of Luachra Lia
animal_ally Irish single tradition · 1
The whelp of Luachra Lia is a hound by night and a sheep by day. Luachra Lia is probably some Scandinavian region (Lochlann). The whelp's attributes were melded with another whelp, so that in the prose it was "a hound by night and a sheep by day" and whatever pool of water touched its hide or pelt turned to wine.
When
- First attested
- 1100 CE
- Attested period
- 1100 – 1100
- Historical notes
- Appears in Lebor Gabala Erenn.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cuilen rīg goband na Hiruaidhe
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The poem also sings of the whelp of "Luachra Lia", probably some Scandinavian region (Lochlann), that was a hound by night and sheep by day. Thurneysen was of the opinion that this was a different whelp, but the attributes of these two dogs were melded into one by the prosifier, so that in the prose it was "a hound by night and a sheep by day"”
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