A Raven’s Battle-cry: The Limits of Judgment in the Medieval Irish Legal Tract Anfuigell

Download or read book A Raven’s Battle-cry: The Limits of Judgment in the Medieval Irish Legal Tract Anfuigell written by Charlene M. Eska and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Raven’s Battle-cry Charlene M. Eska presents a critical edition and translation of the previously unpublished medieval Irish legal tract Anfuigell. Although the Old Irish text itself is fragmentary, the copious accompanying commentaries provide a wealth of legal, historical, and linguistic information not found elsewhere in the medieval Irish legal corpus. Anfuigell contains a wide range of topics relating to the role of the judge in deciding difficult cases, including kingship, raiding, poets, shipwreck, marriage, fosterage, divorce, and contracts relating to land and livestock.