wild-man-of-the-woods cycle
poetic cycle
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Gaelic literature
- In Celtic literature: Prose
The “wild man of the woods” cycle associated with Suibhne Geilt (“Mad Sweeney”) had its origins in Strathclyde, where Irish and Brythonic literature must have been in contact at an early date. This mixture of hagiography, saga, and nature material was one of the most attractive…
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