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The Tain

Anonymous

Form
Form Epic Poem
Year
Year 1100
Originally in
Originally in Irish
Pages
Pages 280

It begins as pillow talk. A queen and her husband lie in bed comparing their possessions, item by item, and she finds herself one bull short.

The hero's light rose from his head.
The Tain, Anonymous

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