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|Abstract2=<p>The expansion of Tigernán Ua Ruairc, king of Uí Briúin Bréifne, into the province of Meath in the mid-twelfth century ultimately led to his eclipse of the Uí Máel Sechlainn. His control of the region caused the Anglo-Norman baron Hugh de Lacy to assassinate him, with the aid of an exiled noble of Bréifne. This article investigates the motives, personalities, and locations concerned in the assassination, and shows that the Irish noble involved in killing Ua Ruairc was an Ua Ragallaig, not another Ua Ruairc, as previously thought. </p>
|Abstract2=<p>Most medieval depictions of the crane (Grus grus) emphasise its nobility and importance for falconry; however, medieval Welsh poetry provides a topos of an ugly, greedy creature. This paper contrasts the two attitudes and suggests possible origins with reference to classical literature, naturalistic observation and Marxist interpretations of class conflict.</p>
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Raye, Lee, “The ugly, greedy crane of medieval Wales”, Peritia 29 (2018): 143–158.

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“The ugly, greedy crane of medieval Wales”
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Peritia: Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland 29 (2018)
Peritia 29 (2018), Brepols.
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29
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143–158
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Most medieval depictions of the crane (Grus grus) emphasise its nobility and importance for falconry; however, medieval Welsh poetry provides a topos of an ugly, greedy creature. This paper contrasts the two attitudes and suggests possible origins with reference to classical literature, naturalistic observation and Marxist interpretations of class conflict.

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