Ferbaeth

Family: Men of Ireland · Role: warrior · First appears: The Death of Ferbaeth

In “The Death of Ferbaeth,” Ferbaeth was Cuchulainn’s foster-brother and a man bound to him by covenant. Though he said, “I do not wish it,” he agreed to fight him and went that night to renounce their friendship; Fiacha Mac Fir-Febe went with him. Scathach was foster-mother to both men, and Lugaid Mac Nois called Ferbaeth their comrade.

At the glen, Cuchulainn struck Ferbaeth with a spear, and Ferbaeth fell into the glen and died at once. On the morrow, Cuchulainn agreed to pay for his death.

Relationship record

Life events

• Ferbaeth agreed to fight Cuchulainn despite their foster-brotherhood and covenant.(The Death of Ferbaeth)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “'I do not wish it,' said Ferbaeth; 'Cuchulainn is my foster-brother, and a man of perpetual covenant with me. Nevertheless I will go against him to-morrow and cut off his head.'”
• Ferbaeth went to renounce his friendship with Cuchulainn, who told him to take back their bond.(The Death of Ferbaeth)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “When Ferbaeth did not avoid it, he went that night to renounce his friendship with Cuchulainn, and Fiacha Mac Fir-Febe with him.”
• Cuchulainn struck Ferbaeth with a spear, and Ferbaeth fell into the glen.(The Death of Ferbaeth · 📍 the glen)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “Cuchulainn threw the spear then after Ferbaeth so that it hit the hollow of his poll, and came out at his mouth in front, so that he fell back into the glen.”
• Ferbaeth died in the glen.(The Death of Ferbaeth · 📍 the glen)
  • “Ferbaeth died at once in the glen. Hence is Glenn Firbaith.”
• Cuchulainn agreed to pay for Ferbaeth's death.(The Death of Ferbaeth)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “'Your comrade has fallen,' said Fergus. 'Say will you pay for this man on the morrow?' 'I will pay indeed,' said Cuchulainn.”

The Death of Ferbaeth

• friends with Cuchulainn (Foster-brothers.) “'I do not wish it,' said Ferbaeth; 'Cuchulainn is my foster-brother, and a man of perpetual covenant with me. Nevertheless I will go against him to-morrow and cut off his head.'”
• foster-parent: Scathach “Cuchulainn appealed to him by his foster-brotherhood, and Scathach, the foster-mother of them both.”
• enemies with Cuchulainn “Cuchulainn threw the spear then after Ferbaeth so that it hit the hollow of his poll, and came out at his mouth in front, so that he fell back into the glen.”
• friends with Lugaid Mac Nois (Lugaid calls Ferbaeth a comrade of himself and Loeg.) “It is a comrade of us both, Ferbaeth (ill-luck to his arms!), who goes against him to morrow.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge. Made with Rho MD.