Lóegaire Búadach (Person)

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In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Lóegaire Búadach[1] (Lóegaire the Victorious) is a hapless Ulster warrior who mainly functions as comic relief. When he, Cúchulainn, and Conall Cernach contend for the champion's portion at Briccriu's feast, Lóegaire is always a distant third. He lived at Inber Seimne (Larne, County Antrim).
His death-tale sums him up. When the poet Aed was to be drowned in a lake near Lóegaire's house for adultery with Conchobar's wife Mugain, he cried for help and Lóegaire rushed to the rescue. As he leaped out the door, he knocked the top of his own head off on the lintel. Still, he managed to kill thirty soldiers and save Aed's life before he died.
----Narrative: He hits his head often, in a comical way, this final strike also seems comical until he gets up and can feel a portion of his skull caved in. Even still, he managed to kill thirty soldiers and save Aed's life before he died. As such, he should almost always be written in low-stakes situations, where his bumbling nature provides comic relief and there is no fear of failure, this will mark his death as all the more poignant.
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Texts
Bricriu's Feast
The Death of Lóegaire Búadach
References
Team, Forvo. "Loegaire Buadach pronunciation: How to pronounce Loegaire Buadach in Irish". Forvo.com.
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