Irish Fairy Tales · Character

Saeve

A woman transformed into a deer, mother of Oisín.

minor

First appearance: Oisín's Mother

Saeve shows up with force in The Birth of Bran. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mother of Bran, transformed into a fawn by the Dark Druid.

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In The Birth of Bran: Mother of Bran, transformed into a fawn by the Dark Druid. Later, in Oisín's Mother: Saeve is the mother of Oisín, transformed into a fawn by a druid's spell, rescued by Fionn, and later lured…

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Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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The Birth of Bran
Mother of Bran, transformed into a fawn by the Dark Druid.
Oisín's Mother
Saeve is the mother of Oisín, transformed into a fawn by a druid's spell, rescued by Fionn, and later lured away.
II
Saeve, a woman of Faery, seeks Fionn's protection from the Dark Man of the Shí and confesses her love for Fionn.
III
Fionn's beloved, who is missing from the Dun when he returns.
IV
Fionn's wife, referred to as the Flower of Allen; she was lured out by the false Fionn and transformed into a fawn with a hazel rod.
V
Saeve is remembered by Fionn when he sees the boy's eyes; she is the lost fawn he has been searching for.
VII
Implied as the deer who loved the boy and was taken by the Dark Magician.

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