page_title: Fianna
hierarchical_section_title: Fianna
caption_attribution_description: Finn Mccool Comes to Aid the Fianna
context_page_description: Fianna were small, semi-independent warrior bands in Irish mythology. They are featured in the stories of the Fenian Cycle, where they are led by Fionn mac Cumhaill.
  They are based on historical bands of aristocratic landless young men in early medieval Ireland.
context_section_description: Fianna (/ˈfiːənə/ FEE-ə-nə, Irish: [ˈfʲiən̪ˠə]; singular fiann; Scottish Gaelic: Fèinne ['feːɲə]) were small, semi-independent warrior bands in Irish mythology. They are featured in the stories of the Fenian Cycle, where they are led by Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool).
  They are based on historical bands of aristocratic landless young men in early medieval Ireland.
caption: Fionn mac Cumhaill comes to aid the Fianna, illustration by Stephen Reid.
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