Cú Chulainn

auto_storiesLegendary figure (Probable)

Historicity

  • Legendary figure
    Probable
    Probable
    One source places him in myth; the other implies it.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
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    One source places him in myth; the other implies it.
    “is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore.”
    — Cú Chulainn - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
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    “This story is a variation of a standard Indo-European myth.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Also known as

Cuchulain

Description

Warrior hero of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, trained in combat by Scáthach; the earliest Irish literary reference to wrestling has him wrestle an invader from Scotland.

Teachers (1)

  • Scáthachauto_stories
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Single source.
    “is a legendary Scottish warrior woman and martial arts teacher who trains the legendary Ulster hero Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat.”
    — Scáthach - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Sources

“In Irish literature, the earliest reference to wrestling is when the hero Cú Chulainn put on his belt to wrestle an invader from Scotland.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX4JHBF6KD954FC12Z
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Cú Chulainn. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX4JHBF6KD954FC12Z - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JWHXPX4JHBF6KD954FC12Z, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Cú Chulainn}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX4JHBF6KD954FC12Z}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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