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The ''Táin Bó'', or cattle raid (literally "driving-off of cows"), is one of the genres of early Irish literature. The medieval Irish literati organised their work into genres such as the Cattle Raid (''Táin Bó''), the Voyage (''Imram''), the Feast (''Fled'' or ''Feis''), the Wooing (''Tochmarc''), the Conception (''Compert'') and the Death (''Aided''), rather than the familiar but relatively modern division into cycles. ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'', "the Cattle Raid of Cooley" or simply ''The Táin'', is by far the ''táin'' best known to modern audiences. Likewise this was the ''táin'' best known to this literature's audience from the 11th to the 14th century and is the central story of the Ulster Cycle. Its likely this story had a similar prominence in the endemic oral literature before medieval Christian redactors put them in written form. There was also a plethora of lesser ''tána'' (plural of ''táin''). Some of these are known only by name, but most of them are extant and have been translated into English. Among these lesser ''tána'' are the following. *''Táin Bó Flidaise'' - "The Cattle Raid of Flidais" *''Táin Bó Aingen'' - "The Cattle Raid of Aingen", also known as ''Echtra Nerae'' - "The Adventure of Nera" *''Táin Bó Dartada'' - "The Cattle Raid of Dartaid" *''Táin Bó Ere'' *''Táin Bó Fraích'' - "The Cattle Raid of Fráech" *''Táin Bó Munad'' *''Táin Bó Regamna'' - "The Cattle Raid of Regamain" *''Táin Bó Regamain'' - "The Cattle Raid of Regamon" *''Táin Bó Ros'' *''Táin Bó Ruanadh'' *''Táin Bó Sailin'' It seems to have been customary in ancient Ireland to precede the recital of "''The Great Táin''" and other very long tales with a number of shorter stories. These preludes, or ''remscéla'', are sometimes incorrectly regarded as a part of the ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'' due to the static nature of printed and bound materials. This misconception is enforced by the fact that the Thomas Kinsella translation, which contains eight ''remscéla'' chosen by the translator, has been popular for three decades. Many of the lesser ''tána'' were well-suited to serve as ''remscéla'' as these could be framed as preludes to the epic events at Cúailnge. For example, a surviving recension of ''Táin Bó Fraích'' ends with the segue:
Similarly, the ''Táin Bó Regamain'' ends with:
Besides these lesser ''tána'', many stories from among the other genres are well connected with the ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'' through shared characters and would be suited for preludes as well. The birth tales of characters such as Conchobar and Conall suit this purpose, as does any tale featuring Cúchulainn, ranging from his birth tale to the ''Wooing of Emer.'' ==See also== Táin Bó Flidhais or the Mayo Táin the story of a raid for a white Maol cow belonging to Flidais, set in Erris, Co. Mayo, Ireland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Táin Bó」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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