- Ethriel
Ethriel, son of
Íriel Fáid , according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions, succeeded his father asHigh King of Ireland . During his reign he cleared six plains. He ruled for twenty years, until he was killed in the Battle of Rairiu byConmáel in revenge for his fatherÉber Finn , who had been killed by Ethriel's grandfatherÉrimón . He was the last of the chieftains who arrived in the invasion of the sons of Míl to rule Ireland. The "Lebor Gabála Érenn " says that during his reign Tautanes, king ofAssyria , died (1182 BC according toJerome 's "Chronicon"), as didHector andAchilles (theTrojan War is usually dated to the 13th century BC), andSamson was king of theTribe of Dan in ancient Israel. [R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), "Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland" Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, pp. 195-199, 431]Geoffrey Keating dates his reign from 1259 to 1239 BC, [D. Comyn & P. S. Dinneen (ed .& trans.), "The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating", Irish Texts Society, 1902-1914, [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100054/text035.html Book 1 Chapter 25] ] the "Annals of the Four Masters " from 1671 to 1651 BC BC. [John O'Donovan (ed. & trans.), "Annala Rioghachta Éireann: Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters", Dublin, 1848-1851, [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/text006.html Vol. 1 p. 37-39] ]References
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