Can any of the celticists on the list supply more information
about this miracle of Ultans - or its source? for that matter,
any good modern studies of norse:irish relations during the
viking period would be appreciated.
> * Ultan, bishop (657)
> - while feeding children with his right hand, he put Nordic
> invaders to flight with his left hand; an early Irish writer said of
> him: 'Had it been the right hand that noble Ultan raised against them,
> no foreigner would ever have come into the land of Erin'
> * Ida of Herzfeld, widow (825)
> - to remind herself of her all-too-human destiny, she had a stone
> coffin made for herself, which she would fill daily with food before
> distributing it to the poor
How usual or unusual would a STONE coffin be at this time (either
Idas own time, or that of the hagiographer - if he is known)
Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask]
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388
College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033
Charleston, SC 29424-0001
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