An immram (/ˈɪmrəm/; plural immrama; Irish: iomramh [ˈʊmˠɾˠəw], 'voyage') is a class of Old Irish tales concerning a hero's sea journey to the Otherworld...
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The Voyage of Bran (redirect from Immram Brain)
The Voyage of Bran (Old Irish: Immram Brain [maic Febail], meaning "The Voyage of Bran [son of Febail]") is a medieval seventh- or eighth-century Irish...
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literature Echtrae and Immram are tales of voyages to an Otherworld. In general the "Echtrae" are set in a pagan context. In contrast the Immram, though containing...
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The Voyage of Máel Dúin (redirect from Immram Maele Dúin)
The Voyage of Máel Dúin (Old Irish: Immram Maele Dúin, Modern Irish: 'Iomramh Maoile Dhúin') is the tale of a sea voyage written in Old Irish around the...
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Brendan’s Island". The written narrative of his journey comes from the immram Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis (Voyage of Saint Brendan the Abbot). Saint...
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land beyond the sea. Drawing on medieval 'dream vision' poetry and Irish immram poems, the piece is markedly melancholic and the final note is one of alienation...
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Quantum fiction Prehistoric fiction Travel literature Imaginary voyage Immram – Old Irish tales concerning a hero's sea journey to the Otherworld Milesian...
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text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Isles of the Blest". Immram, mythical Irish voyages in the Atlantic Thule Macaronesia The nymphs of...
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this spiritual realm, as recounted in the various echtra (adventure) and immram (voyage) tales. The Gaels underwent Christianisation during the 5th century...
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Auden thought it Tolkien's finest poem. It has been related to the Irish immram tradition of tales and medieval dream vision poetry. The scholar of English...
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