Amergin (Amairgin, Amorgen) is the name of two poets from Irish mythology. Poets are authors of poems. ... The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ...

1. Amergin mac Míled (son of Míl Espáine), known by the epithet glúngel ("white knee"), was a druid, a bard and a judge of the Milesians, who are usually identified as representing the first Gaelic settlers in Ireland. A number of poems attributed to Amergin are part of the Milesian mythology. Linguistics An epithet (Greek epitheton) is a descriptive word or phrase, often metaphoric, that is essentially a reduced or condensed appositive. ... In the Celtic religion, the word Druid denotes the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies which existed through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles. ... See Bard (disambiguation). ... In Irish mythology the Milesians or Sons of Míl Espáine were the final inhabitants of Ireland, representing the Goidelic Celts. ... Gael (Ancient people) : A Gael is a member of a distinct culture existing in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man whose language is one that is Gaelic. ...

These Milesian colonists, led by the eight sons of Míl (Míl himself had died in Spain), came to Ireland seeking revenge for the death of Ith, an explorer who had been treacherously slain by the three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine. The three queen of the Tuatha Dé Danann, (Banba, Ériu and Fódla), gave, in turn, permission for Amergin and his people to settle in Ireland. Each of the sisters required Amergin to name the island after each of them, which he did: Ériu is the origin of the modern name Éire, and Banba and Fódla are used as poetic names for Ireland, much as Albion is for Britain. This article is about a mythical people of Ireland. ... In Irish mythology, Mac Cuill of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was a son of Cermait, son of the Dagda. ... In Irish mythology, Mac Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann was a son of Cermait, son of the Dagda. ... In Irish mythology, Mac Gréine of the Tuatha Dé Danann was a son of Cermait, son of the Dagda. ... This article is about a mythical people of Ireland. ... In Irish mythology, Banba, sometimes spelled Banbha, was the patron spirit of Ireland, wife of King MacCuill, and a goddess of war and fertility. ... In Irish mythology, Ériu, daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. ... In Irish mythology, Fódla (later Fódhla, Fóla), daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. ... Map of Éire Éire (pronounced AIR uh, in the Irish language, translated as Ireland) is the name given in Article 4 of the 1937 Irish constitution to the 26-county Irish state, created under the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was known between 1922 and 1937 as the Irish Free... Albion (in Ptolemy Alouion), is the most ancient name of Great Britain, though often used to refer specifically to England. ...

However the Milesians had to win the island by engaging in battle with the three kings, their druids and warriors. Amergin acted as an impartial judge for the parties, setting the rules of engagement. The Milesians agreed to leave the island and retreat a short distance back into the ocean. Upon a signal, they moved toward the beach. The gods and the forces of air and water under the command of druids also engaged in the battle. There were heavy losses on all sides, with more than one major battle, but the Milesians carried the day. The three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann were each killed in single combat by three of the surviving sons of Míl -- Eber Finn, Eremon and Amergin the druid. Amergin then divided the land between his two brothers, Eber taking the southern half or Ireland, Eremon the north. This article is about a mythical people of Ireland. ... In Irish mythology Eber Finn (Heber, Eibhear) was a son of Míl Espáine who participated in the Milesian conquest of Ireland. ... In Irish mythology Eremon or Heremon was a son of Míl Espáine who participated in the Milesian conquest of Ireland, defeating the Tuatha Dé Danann at Tailtiu. ...

The poems of the semi-legendary Welsh poet Taliesin have similarities to those attributed to Amergin. Welsh mythology consists of stories written down in the Mabinogion and other medieval texts. ... For the studio established by Frank Lloyd Wright, see Taliesin (studio) Taliesin or Taliessin (c. ...

The Marvel Comics character Doctor Druid claims descent from Amergin. Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... Doctor Druid, also known as Doctor Droom and Druid, is a fictional character, a sometime superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

2. Amergin mac Eccit was a poet and warrior in the court of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle. In Irish mythology, Conchobar mac Nessa (also Conchobor, Conchubar, Conchobhar, Conchubhar, Conchúr, Conchúir, Conor) was king of Ulster during the events of the Ulster Cycle. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

He was the son of Eccet Salach, a smith, and grew to the age of fourteen without speaking or washing himself. One day Athirne, Ulster's chief poet, sent his servant to Eccet to order an axe. The servant was shocked when Amergin uttered a precocious, cryptic poem, and ran home to tell his master what he had heard. Smith can refer to a person who practices smithing, to a very common family name or to part of a place name or location. ...

Athirne resolved to kill the boy, for fear that he might take his job, but Eccet had replaced him with a lifelike clay replica. Athirne showed up to take delivery of his new axe, brought it down on the replica's head, and fled, thinking he had killed Amergin. The Ulaid besieged Athirne in his house and forced him to pay compensation to Eccet. He took Amergin as his foster-son and taught him his poetic skills, and in time Amergin did indeed take over from Athirne as chief poet of Ulster. The Ulaid, also known as the Ulaidh and the Ulad, are a people of Early Ireland who gave their name to the Irish Province of Ulster. ...

Amergen married Findchoem, sister of Conchobar mac Nessa, the king of Ulster. Their son was the hero Conall Cernach. Conall Cernach (Conall the Victorious) is a heroic warrior of the Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. ...

References

• Lebor Gabála Érenn - the Book of Invasions [1] (http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/leborgabala.html)
• John O'Donovan (ed) (1848-1851), Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters Vol 1 [2] (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/index.html)
• D. Comyn & P. S. Dineen (eds) (1902-1914), The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating [3] (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100054/index.html)
• Squire, Charles. "Celtic Myth and Legend." Newcastle Publishing Co., USA, 1975. Reprinted from the first edition in 1905, Great Britain. ISBN 0-87877-029-1.