Is Legendary Celtic Warrior Queen Medb Buried In An Ancient Mound On The Top Of Knocknarea?

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Like many mythical Irish queens, Medb had a strong personality and she was courageous, intelligent, but also cunning and sometimes cruel.

Queen Maev by J. C. Leyendecker. Credit: Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874 – 1951) – T. W. Rolleston, Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, Public Domain – Right: Queen Maeve’s Cairn on the summit of Knocknarea. Credit: carrowkeel.com

Described in ancient myths as a fair-haired wolf queen, Medb wanted like most Celtic women to be equal to men, and when it was time to pick a husband, she insisted on choosing a man who was without meanness, jealousy, or fear. The choice fell on Ailill mac Máta, one of the Ulster kings, but though he was a courageous man, some events reveal he had a possessive nature.

Queen Medb Was One Of Many Powerful Women Mentioned In Irish Mythology

In the Ulster Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology we encounter many strong-minded women who fight alongside men on equal terms. Celtic women could be warrior queens leading great armies into battles, Druid priestesses, poets, and much more. They were, not always, but often respected by men and their knowledge served their people.

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