Laeg

Family: Ulstermen · Role: charioteer · First appears: The Sick-bed of Cuchulain · Part 2

In the earlier thread of The Sick-bed of Cuchulain, Laeg returned to Emain and reported what he had seen to Cuchulain and the others. The story then breaks at the Bull-Feast and resumes from another version: there, Cuchulain sent Laeg to tell Emer that he was ill and ask her to come, and Laeg told her of his condition.

In The Combat at the Ford, Cuchulain called Laeg his friend as he watched Ferdia’s feats. At Cuchulain’s request, Laeg stripped Ferdia’s body and removed his armour and garments; he also opened the body and drew out the Gae-Bulg.

Relationship record

Life events

• Laeg returned to Emain and reported what he had seen to Cuchulain.(The Sick-bed of Cuchulain · Part 2 · 📍 Emain)
  • With: Cuchulain
  • “Then Laeg returned to Emain, and he gave news of what he had seen to Cuchulain, and to all others beside;”
• In the second version, Cuchulain sent Laeg to tell Emer about his illness and ask her to come.(The Sick-bed of Cuchulain · Part 2)
  • With: Cuchulain
  • “say to her that women of the fairies have come upon me, and that they have destroyed my strength; and say also to her that it goeth better with me from hour to hour, and bid her to come and seek me;”
• In the second version, Laeg told Emer about Cuchulain's condition.(The Sick-bed of Cuchulain · Part 2)
  • With: Emer
  • “and he told her of the state of Cuchulain:”
• Laeg strips Ferdia's body and removes his armour and garments at Cuchulain's request.(The Combat at the Ford · Part 5)
  • With: Cuchulain
  • “Then Laeg arose, and he stripped Ferdia; he took his armour and his garments from him, and Cuchulain saw the brooch”
• Laeg opens Ferdia's body and removes the Gae-Bulg.(The Combat at the Ford · Part 5)
  • With: Cuchulain
  • “Laeg came, and he opened Ferdia's body, and he drew the Gae-Bulg out of him”

The Sick-bed of Cuchulain · Part 2

• employer: Cuchulain “Laeg, the charioteer of Cuchulain, is here”
• with Cuchulain (Laeg is identified as Cuchulain's charioteer.) “Labraid bade welcome to Laeg, and he said to him: ‘Welcome, O Laeg! for the sake of the lady with whom thou comest, and for the sake of him from whom thou hast come. Do thou now go to thine own land, O Laeg!’ said Labraid, ‘and Liban shall accompany thee.’”

The Sick-bed of Cuchulain · Part 4

• with Riangabra (interaction) “O thou son of Riangabra! the insult was great: Not by Laeg shall my going be barred.”
• parent: Riangabra “O thou son of Riangabra! the insult was great: Not by Laeg shall my going be barred.”

The Combat at the Ford · Part 4

• friends with Cuchulain (Cuchulain calls Laeg his friend.) “And Cuchulain approached the ford, and he saw the many, rapidly changing, wonderful feats that Ferdia displayed on high; and ‘O my friend Laeg!’ said Cuchulain,”

The Combat at the Ford · Part 5

• parent: Riangabra “till Cuchulain demanded of Laeg the son of Riangabra to deliver to him the Gae-Bulg.”
• employer: Cuchulain “‘How shall I be the better for arising, O my servant!’ said he, ‘now that he who lieth here hath fallen by me?’”

The Combat at the Ford · Part 6

• friends with Cuchulain “‘Now indeed will we depart, O my friend Laeg!’ said Cuchulain”

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