Season 3 · Episode 13
S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell
The Wooing of Étain Pt 4: Midir plays ancient Irish chess.
The History of Ireland · Kevin Dolan
May 18, 202513m 31s
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Show Notes
In this episode we explore the concept of honour price and how it was one of the most important legal concept in early medieval Ireland. We then dive back into The Wooing of Étain, where three games of fidchell (ancient Irish chess) demonstrate different approaches to keeping deals and saving face.
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