Celtic
The his
up battle.
The
243.
all
and
when
he
"
they remembered behind. They there in
was
top of the the
he
could
to
was
be
of the
bedroom
castle,at the
king's armour^
too,
left their
good
little time
field of battle,
the
had
no
the Turks.
meet
to
near
they do
out
set
was
that
but
was
the
It
him.
"
But
244.
spite of
king gatheredall his people, head-cook,
littlepook, and
and
in
daughter
Dragon Myth
without
fetch
to
it.
standard the The
king'sdaughter, at
north
end
hung
the
at
up
there
; and
flag, flag the was
bedside, as
hang their garments on a peg, for that too was forgotten. if the king had these he thought that 245. Now, he might win the battle.^ in Oh," said the king, is there any one 246. the will try to bring the flag and who camp my before the battle begins ? If I gain,he shall armour have my daughter for reward, and my realm when the
in
men
isles
^'
I
die, but if
"
he
fails his head
There
247. field but
the
was
one
no
and
head-cook,
shall be who
cut
off at once."
would
off^ he
set
leave
the
in great haste
homewards.
248. turned
But
head
the
cook's
mate
heels, and
over
took was
a
a
turn
aside
pigeon, and
his best
and a flightto the castle,and was man, and he shouted to the king'sdaughter upstairs
and
flew ran
"
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and
Deise
chruadhach.
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fairyflagand
ancient Norse
magical. 93 %
standards are,