Irish Fairy Tales · Character
Fergus Fionnliath
Fionn's poet, called True-Lips, whose measured testimony can silence a battlefield and whose word even his rivals trust.
supporting
Also known as Fergus
First appearance: the boyhood of fionn
As a supporting figure in Irish Fairy Tales, Fergus Fionnliath is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A man who hates dogs, throws rocks at them, and lives near Galway harbour.
When Fionn's people and clann-Morna fall into a bloody brawl, Fergus gathers the poets and chants the combatants into stillness. At Tara he is the one witness Goll will accept, sworn to do justice between the two sides, and his account of the slaughter carries the judgement. He embodies the poet's strange power in a warrior world: to stop swords with rhythm and to speak truth where kings and chiefs cannot.
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- Other
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- Fionn's companions and enchanted women
- Protagonist
- Mythical beings, heroes, and antagonists
- Core Fianna and rivals
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