Fennyana

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  • fenny - muddy, dirty
  • fen - marsh
  • the Finn River in northern Ireland
  • Fianna - legendary army of Irish warriors serving the "High King" of Ireland. Documented throughout the Fenian Cycle, 3rd century CE. The greatest leader was the legendary Finn mac Cumhail or Finn mac Cool.
  • compares the epic of the Fianna to that of the epic Iliad