Medievalists.net » Niall Noígiallach/Niall of the Nine Hostages http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:51:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 A short exploration of the inauguration of kings in late medieval Ireland, and its depiction in bardic poetry http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/22/a-short-exploration-of-the-inauguration-of-kings-in-late-medieval-ireland-and-its-depiction-in-bardic-poetry/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/22/a-short-exploration-of-the-inauguration-of-kings-in-late-medieval-ireland-and-its-depiction-in-bardic-poetry/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 02:58:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42297 The status and image of a king was, at least partially, derived from the sacral king of sagas, such as that of Niall Noígiallach. In these sagas it is conveyed that under a righteous and unblemished king of royal ancestry there is peace and prosperity...I will give an overview of the elements of these ceremonies, the sources in which they are mentioned, and the developments during the high and late medieval period.

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