Rinnal
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In Irish mythology
, Rinnal (Rindal, Rionnal, Rinnan) son of Genann
of the Fir Bolg
became High King of Ireland
when he overthrew Fiacha Cennfinnán
. He is said to have been the first king in Ireland to use spearheads (cf. Old Irish rind, rinn, (spear-)point).
He ruled for five or six years (depending on the source) before being overthrown by his cousin Fodbgen
, son of Sengann
.
Irish mythology
The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branch and the Historical Cycle. There are...
, Rinnal (Rindal, Rionnal, Rinnan) son of Genann
Genann
Genann , son of Dela , of the Fir Bolg was a legendary joint High King of Ireland with his brother Gann, succeeding their brother Rudraige. His wife was Cnucha....
of the Fir Bolg
Fir Bolg
In Irish mythology the Fir Bolg were one of the races that inhabited the island of Ireland prior to the arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann.-Mythology:...
became High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland
The High Kings of Ireland were sometimes historical and sometimes legendary figures who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over the whole of Ireland. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken sequence of High Kings, ruling from Tara over a hierarchy of...
when he overthrew Fiacha Cennfinnán
Fiacha Cennfinnán
In Irish mythology Fiacha Cennfinnán , son of Starn, son of Rudraige, of the Fir Bolg, became High King of Ireland when he overthrew his great-uncle Sengann....
. He is said to have been the first king in Ireland to use spearheads (cf. Old Irish rind, rinn, (spear-)point).
He ruled for five or six years (depending on the source) before being overthrown by his cousin Fodbgen
Fodbgen
In Irish mythology Fodbgen or Odbgen son of Sengann of the Fir Bolg became High King of Ireland when he overthrew his cousin Rinnal son of Genann...
, son of Sengann
Sengann mac Dela
Sengann , son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg, was a legendary High King of Ireland, succeeding his brothers Gann and Genann. His wife was Anust....
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