Ket
Also known as: Ket, the son of Mata · Family: Connaught · Role: warrior · First appears: Mac Datho's Boar · Part 1
Ket is identified as “Ket, the son of Mata” from Connaught. In Mac Datho’s Boar, he recounts killing three warriors from Munremur’s lands, including Munremur’s firstborn son, and says his spear wound left Celtchar diseased and without children. At the borderland, he says a spear-thrust through Cuscrid’s throat left him unable to speak plainly and gave him the name Cuscrid the Stammerer.
At the palace, Ket and Conall Cernach contend over the Boar. Conall throws Anluan’s head at Ket, striking his chest and spattering his lips with blood; Ket then leaves the Boar, and Conall takes his place beside it.
Relationship record
Life events
- Ket tells Munremur that he killed his firstborn son.(Mac Datho's Boar · Part 2)
- With: Munremur the unnamed firstborn son of Munremur (Chapter 008)
- “Not yet hath the third day passed since I smote the heads off three warriors who came from your lands, and the midmost of the three was the head of thy firstborn son!”
- Ket says he wounded Celtchar, leaving him diseased and unable to have children.(Mac Datho's Boar · Part 2)
- With: Celtchar
- “my spear pierced thee through the leg and through the groin, so that from that hour thou hast been diseased, nor hath son or daughter been born to thee.”
- Ket says his spear wound left Cuscrid unable to speak plainly and gave him his name.(Mac Datho's Boar · Part 2 · 📍 the borderland)
- Conall displays Anluan's head, and Ket yields the Boar to him.(Mac Datho's Boar · Part 2 · 📍 the palace)
- With: Conall Cernach Anluan
- “And he threw the head towards Ket, so that it smote him upon the chest, and a gulp of the blood was dashed over his lips. And Ket came away from the Boar, and Conall placed himself beside it.”
Mac Datho's Boar · Part 1
- parent: Mata “he was Ket, the son of Mata, he came from the land of Connaught.”
- enemies with Laegaire “And thou didst leave thy charioteer, and thy chariot and thy horses behind thee, and thou didst fly pierced through with a spear.”
- enemies with Lama Gabaid “He made a cast of a great spear against me, I hurled the same spear back upon him, and the spear cut his hand from him so that it lay upon the ground.”
- rivals with Angus “How dares the son of that man to measure his renown with mine?”
- rivals with Eogan “'Tis Eogan, son of Durthacht,' said they all; 'Eogan, the lord of Fernmay.'”
Mac Datho's Boar · Part 2
- with Munremur (Ket says he killed Munremur's firstborn son.) “Not yet hath the third day passed since I smote the heads off three warriors who came from your lands, and the midmost of the three was the head of thy firstborn son!”
- rivals with Conall Cernach (They contend for renown and the Boar.) “The proof shall be found when to combat we dart, The proof shall be found when from combat we part;”
- with Anluan (Conall displays Anluan's severed head as evidence that he is dead.) “Aye, but Anluan is here! “cried Conall, and therewith he plucked Anluan's head from his belt.”
- with Conall Cernach (Conall throws Anluan's head at Ket.) “And he threw the head towards Ket, so that it smote him upon the chest, and a gulp of the blood was dashed over his lips.”
- parent: Mata “Ket! first of the children of Matach!”
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Extracted from the original text of Heroic Romances of Ireland. Made with Rho MD.