单词 | Fomor |
例句 | Fomor, the powers of death and darkness and cold and evil, came from the north. Poems 2012-02-15T03:00:33.707Z Fomor, a gigantic warrior, a giant; its primitive meaning is "a sea-robber," commonly called a Fomorian. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Fomor, the dark powers who were opposed to the hosts of light, the Tuatha De Danaan. The Divine Vision and Other Poems 2011-09-02T02:00:18.933Z Finn Ban Mac Bresal had been watching only a little time when he saw on a plain to the east a Fomor of vast size coming towards the hill, leading a horse. The Irish Fairy Book It was on the week before Samhain that the Fomor landed upon Ireland. The Book of Hallowe'en He is no Fomor," said Eisirt, "but a learned man and a poet from Ulster. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland "Fomor," the simple form of this word, means, according to the old etymologists, a sea-robber, from fo, on or along, and muir, the sea. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z So the hounds were matched against one another, and the hounds of the Tuatha de Danaan were better than the hounds of the Fomor. Gods and Fighting Men Breas fled to his Fomor kindred in the isles, with his heart full of anger and revenge against the De Danaans. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque Fomor, sea-demons, after destroying nearly all their enemies by plagues, exacted from those remaining, as tribute, "a third part of their corn, a third part of their milk, and a third part of their children." The Book of Hallowe'en Giobniu, the divine smith of the old times, made a new sword and a new spear for every one that was broken in the great battle between the gods and the mis-shapen Fomor. The Kiltartan History Book He trusted Ahasuerus the Jew to see to it that, about dawn, one of the ship's boats would touch at Fomor Beach near Manneville, according to their old agreement. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship And the horses of the Tuatha de Danaan beat the horses of the Fomor. Gods and Fighting Men Then Cuculain's countenance was changed, and his heart swelled and grew great within him till he towered demoniac and gigantic, rising like one of the Fomor upon Ferdiad. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque But in the sphere beyond their power has to be conquered, and here Oisin wars with the giant Fomor. AE in the Irish Theosophist Then when the delay was at an end, the Fomor and the men of Ireland came on towards one another till they came to the plain of Magh Tuireadh. Gods and Fighting Men Thus they came to Manneville and, skirting the town, came to Fomor Beach, a narrow sandy coast. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship And at last the day of the great battle came, and the Fomor came out of their camp and stood in strong ranks. Gods and Fighting Men Thus after long ages the struggle of Fomor and De Danaan was renewed at the Ford of the Hurdles between the Dark and Fair Strangers, rivals for the plunder of the Irish religious schools. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque These forms must be conquered and so Oisin battles with Fomor and releases the power— a princess in the story. AE in the Irish Theosophist But there was wonder on the Fomor on account of one thing. Gods and Fighting Men He looked to find the girl whom he had left on Fomor Beach. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship And all this went against the Fomor, and they sent one of their young men to spy about the camp and to see could he find out how these things were done. Gods and Fighting Men And through that sleep the three went away through the Fomor that would have been glad to harm them. Gods and Fighting Men And she called to her calf, and at the sound of her call all the cattle of Ireland the Fomor had brought away as tribute, were back in their fields again. Gods and Fighting Men And when Nuada saw all the things Lugh could do, he began to think that by his help the country might get free of the taxes and the tyranny put on it by the Fomor. Gods and Fighting Men There was danger for ships that went near that island, for the Fomor would come out and take them. Gods and Fighting Men And to attack the army of the Fomor that day was to strike the head against a rock, or to go up fighting against a fire. Gods and Fighting Men And it was not long after Lugh had got the fine from the sons of Tuireann that the Fomor came and landed at Scetne. Gods and Fighting Men And then to make sport of him, the Fomor made broth for him, for he had a great love for broth. Gods and Fighting Men But Goibniu pulled it out and made a cast of it at Ruadan, that it went through him and he died; and Bres, his father, and the army of the Fomor, saw him die. Gods and Fighting Men And Lugh of the Long Hand was at that time at Teamhair with the King of Ireland, and it was showed to him that the Fomor were after landing at Eas Dara. Gods and Fighting Men And Lugh and the Dagda and Ogma followed after the Fomor, for they had brought away the Dagda's harp with them, that was called Uaitne. Gods and Fighting Men "It is good cause I have for it," said Lugh, "for the Fomor are come into Ireland and have robbed Bodb Dearg; and what help will you give me against them?" he said. Gods and Fighting Men There never came to Ireland an army more horrible or more dreadful than that army of the Fomor. Gods and Fighting Men And Elathan bade him go to the chief king of the Fomor, Balor of the Evil Eye, to see what advice and what help would he give him. Gods and Fighting Men Then Lugh sent the Dagda to spy out the Fomor, and to delay them till such time as the men of Ireland would come to the battle. Gods and Fighting Men The time the Fomor used to be coming to Ireland, Balor of the Strong Blows, or, as some called him, of the Evil Eye, was living on the Island of the Tower of Glass. Gods and Fighting Men It is what I can do," said Mathgen, "through my power I can throw down all the mountains of Ireland on the Fomor, until their tops will be rolling on the ground. Gods and Fighting Men So he went and saw all that was done, and came back to the Fomor. Gods and Fighting Men And after that it was not a battle any more, but a rout, and the Fomor were beaten back to the sea. Gods and Fighting Men And the Fomor worked against them with Druid spells of their own; and the sons of Nemed attacked the tower, and it vanished, and they thought it was destroyed. Gods and Fighting Men Sleep came on him then after eating the broth, and the Fomor were laughing at him, for his belly was the size of the cauldron of a great house. Gods and Fighting Men "By my word," said Lugh, "if the whole race of the Fomor went under my protection they would not be destroyed by me." Gods and Fighting Men And Diarmuid made an end of the Fomor, and he said no word to Grania, but ran out and away through the storm. Gods and Fighting Men And from that time the Fianna had charge of the whole of Ireland, to keep it from the Fomor and from any that might come against it. Gods and Fighting Men And on the night he was born, the smith of the Fomor made a shield and a sword, and it is in the prophecy that he will fall by no other arms but those. Gods and Fighting Men And they called him to it then, and told him he should eat his fill, the way the Fomor would not be reproached for want of hospitality the way Bres was. Gods and Fighting Men |
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