'I'm Alone Against the Hordes': Heroism and Masculinity in Medieval Gaelic Literature

Lecture

Thursday, Nov 30 2023 , 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

2030 Mulroney Hall

This lecture is an exploration of the figure of Cú Chulainn, one of the most famous of medieval heroes. Is this figure an icon of masculine Irish heroism, or do the medieval Gaelic texts show a more ambiguous picture of a young man struggling with this place in society and with his own body?

Intended for a general audience. All are welcome.

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a word the Mi’kmaq use to describe themselves, meaning “human being” or “the people.”

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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