Etarcomol

Family: Connaught · Role: foster-son of Ailill and Medb · First appears: The Death of Etarcomol

Etarcomol was the son of Edan and Lethrinne, and the foster-son of Ailill and Medb. In “The Death of Etarcomol,” he challenged Cuchulainn to combat at Delga; Cuchulainn struck him down, dividing him “down to the navel.” Fergus then put a spancel-withe through Etarcomol’s heels and took his body behind his chariot to the camp.

Relationship record

Life events

• Cuchulainn killed Etarcomol after he challenged him to combat.(The Death of Etarcomol · 📍 Delga)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “When the churl was troublesome then and stuck to him, he struck him on the hard part of his crown, so that he divided him down to the navel.”
• Fergus took Etarcomol's body behind his chariot to the camp.(The Death of Etarcomol)
  • With: Fergus
  • “Then Fergus put a spancel-withe through Etarcomol's two heels and took him behind his own chariot to the camp.”

The Death of Etarcomol

• parent: Edan “Etarcomol, son of Edan and Lethrinne, foster-son of Ailill and Medb, followed.”
• parent: Lethrinne “Etarcomol, son of Edan and Lethrinne, foster-son of Ailill and Medb, followed.”
• foster-parent: Ailill “Etarcomol, son of Edan and Lethrinne, foster-son of Ailill and Medb, followed.”
• foster-parent: Medb “Etarcomol, son of Edan and Lethrinne, foster-son of Ailill and Medb, followed.”
• enemies with Cuchulainn “Cuchulainn strikes him with his sword in his two armpits, so that his clothes fell from him, and it did not wound his skin.”

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