Irish Fairy Tales · Character

Becuma

A pale Otherworld bride who marries Ireland's king, then turns her wounded pride into a quiet war against his son and the land itself.

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First appearance: Becuma of the White Skin

As a supporting figure in Irish Fairy Tales, Becuma is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A woman of the White Skin from the Otherworld, central to the chapter's events.

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Becuma arrives at Tara as Conn's new queen, but her vanity has been bruised by submission, and she rages against Ireland and especially against young Art. She challenges Art to a chess match with stakes, loses…

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Closing

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Cormac mac Art
romantic · ambivalent
Becuma is a fairy woman who becomes Cormac's wife, but their union is fraught with… How this plays out →
Cormac mac Art
romantic · ambivalent
Becuma is a fairy woman who becomes Cormac's wife, but their union is fraught with… How this plays out →
Cormac mac Art
romantic · ambivalent
Becuma is a fairy woman who becomes Cormac's wife, but their union is fraught with… How this plays out →

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Becuma of the White Skin
A woman of the White Skin from the Otherworld, central to the chapter's events.
I
Becuma Cneisgel, daughter of Eogan Inver, is banished from the Many-Coloured Land for running away from her husband Labraid and taking refuge with Gadiar. She arrives at Ben Edair in a coracle.
III
Disguised as Delvcaem, she arrives from the sea, claims to love Art, but manipulates Conn into marrying her and banishing Art.
The Banishment of Art
New wife of Conn, identified as Becuma of the White Skin; her presence causes famine, and she is revealed as banished from the Many-Coloured Land.
VII
Revealed by Segda's mother as the true cause of Ireland's troubles; her banishment is proposed as the solution.
Art's Ordeal in the Many-Coloured Land
Banished from Tara by Delvcaem, exiled to Sasana where she becomes queen and fosters rage against the Holy Land.

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