Ireland’s Oldest Rule for Kings: Tell the Truth, or Watch the Kingdom Die
Imagine a political idea so old and so serious that a king who told a lie could, in theory, cause the harvest to fail.
Imagine a political idea so old and so serious that a king who told a lie could, in theory, cause the harvest to fail.
In the annals of Irish mythology, there are many complicated and nuanced characters who have been passed down through the ages, with all their human flaws intact. Conchobar mac Nessa…