the unnamed servant of Ferdia (Chapter 018)

Also known as: Servant / my servant / that servant of Ferdia / the charioteer / the charioteer of Ferdia / the driver of the chariot of Ferdia / the unnamed charioteer (Chapter 017) · Role: Ferdia’s servant · First appears: The Combat at the Ford · Part 1

In The Combat at the Ford, Part 1, at “the middle of the night,” Ferdia ordered his charioteer to harness the horses and yoke the chariot so he could depart to fight Cuchulain. When the servant spoke, Ferdia told him, “'Be thou silent, O my servant!' said Ferdia,”

In Part 2, the servant unharnessed the horses and arranged the chariot’s cushions and skins so Ferdia could rest, then sank into a deep, refreshing sleep.

Relationship record

Life events

• Ferdia ordered his charioteer to harness the horses and yoke the chariot for his departure to fight Cuchulain.(The Combat at the Ford · Part 1)
  • With: Ferdia
  • “Then he called for his charioteer to harness his horses, and to yoke his chariot”

The Combat at the Ford · Part 1

• employer: Ferdia “'Be thou silent, O my servant!' said Ferdia,”

The Combat at the Ford · Part 2

• employer: Ferdia “Then that servant of Ferdia arose, and he placed his hand upon his lord: ‘Arise now, O Ferdia!’ said the servant, ‘for here they come towards thee, even to the Ford;’”
• with Ferdia (Ferdia's servant and charioteer.) “And the servant unharnessed his horses, and he placed together the cushions and the skins that were upon the chariot, so that Ferdia might rest upon them, and he sank into the deep repose of refreshing sleep.”

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Extracted from the original text of Heroic Romances of Ireland. Made with Rho MD.