This Thursday at 8 pm (Irish time), join me as I speak with Jacob Duerksen, the mastermind behind "Heroes of Tara".
HoT is a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, Player's Guide steeped in the myth, lore, and culture of ancient Ireland.
Jacob's knowledge of these topics is super impressive.
Tune in on Thurs at 🕗 to listen to the premiere LIVE!
Here's the link in case you want to set a reminder (notifications on).
https://youtu.be/dqzi4AAVifs
HoT is a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, Player's Guide steeped in the myth, lore, and culture of ancient Ireland.
Jacob's knowledge of these topics is super impressive.
Tune in on Thurs at 🕗 to listen to the premiere LIVE!
Here's the link in case you want to set a reminder (notifications on).
https://youtu.be/dqzi4AAVifs
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HEROES OF TARA: Dungeons and Dragons Player's Guide (with guest Jacob Duerksen)
Join us for an exclusive interview with Jacob Duerksen whon is the mastermind behind 'Heroes of Tara'.
Heroes of Tara is deeply steeped in the myth, lore, and culture of ancient Ireland, a richly detailed Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition ruleset.
Dive into…
Heroes of Tara is deeply steeped in the myth, lore, and culture of ancient Ireland, a richly detailed Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition ruleset.
Dive into…
Gaelic Ireland prized cows as wealth, used in trade and Brehon Law. Raids like the Táin Bó Cúailnge were key.
Bóthair: Bóthar ("cattle path," from bó = cow) became roads as herds crossed terrain—hills, bogs—to pastures or markets. Modern rural roads follow these winding trails.
Road Growth: Paths expanded with use; ancient routes like Slighe Dala began as droves, later famed in texts like the Annals.
Genetics: Early cattle, from aurochs, were small, hardy (e.g., Newgrange finds). Kerry and Dexter breeds trace to Celtic stock, distinct from Norman imports.
Legacy: Friesians (19th century) shifted focus to dairy, but native DNA persists. Cows and bóthair tied to prosperity in lore.
Bóthair: Bóthar ("cattle path," from bó = cow) became roads as herds crossed terrain—hills, bogs—to pastures or markets. Modern rural roads follow these winding trails.
Road Growth: Paths expanded with use; ancient routes like Slighe Dala began as droves, later famed in texts like the Annals.
Genetics: Early cattle, from aurochs, were small, hardy (e.g., Newgrange finds). Kerry and Dexter breeds trace to Celtic stock, distinct from Norman imports.
Legacy: Friesians (19th century) shifted focus to dairy, but native DNA persists. Cows and bóthair tied to prosperity in lore.
Around 800 CE, Ireland had many small kingdoms, tuatha, under a Gaelic system with no central state.
Over 100 existed, each led by a rí túaithe, varying from 80–150 due to shifting borders.
Above them, rí ruirech ruled clusters, with dynasties like Uí Néill (north) or Eóganachta (Munster) as rí cóicid.
The ard rí at Tara was symbolic, per texts like the Annals of Ulster. Uí Néill (split into Cenél Conaill and Cenél nEógain), Connachta (west), Laigin (east), and Munster’s Eóganachta were key, with Dál Riata linking to Scotland.
Kings used cattle wealth and Brehon Law, while monasteries like Armagh grew powerful.
Norse raids hit coasts by 800, but inland kingdoms held.
This kin-based system lasted until Viking and Norman shifts.
Over 100 existed, each led by a rí túaithe, varying from 80–150 due to shifting borders.
Above them, rí ruirech ruled clusters, with dynasties like Uí Néill (north) or Eóganachta (Munster) as rí cóicid.
The ard rí at Tara was symbolic, per texts like the Annals of Ulster. Uí Néill (split into Cenél Conaill and Cenél nEógain), Connachta (west), Laigin (east), and Munster’s Eóganachta were key, with Dál Riata linking to Scotland.
Kings used cattle wealth and Brehon Law, while monasteries like Armagh grew powerful.
Norse raids hit coasts by 800, but inland kingdoms held.
This kin-based system lasted until Viking and Norman shifts.
We're about to air this premiere here in 30 mins...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqzi4AAVifs
Be sure to turn on notifications if you want to be reminded!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqzi4AAVifs
Be sure to turn on notifications if you want to be reminded!
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HEROES OF TARA: Dungeons and Dragons Player's Guide (with guest Jacob Duerksen)
Join us for an exclusive interview with Jacob Duerksen whon is the mastermind behind 'Heroes of Tara'.
Heroes of Tara is deeply steeped in the myth, lore, and culture of ancient Ireland, a richly detailed Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition ruleset.
Dive into…
Heroes of Tara is deeply steeped in the myth, lore, and culture of ancient Ireland, a richly detailed Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition ruleset.
Dive into…
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Hook lighthouse - the Oldest lighthouse in the world - Co.Wexford Ireland
Was Queen Scota really the Lost Sister of Tutankhamun?
Tonight at 8 PM Irish time, join me as I interview druid and author Luke Eastwood.
https://youtu.be/shtPJBpN0Nc?si=obRXxFdMylWLyUvU
How close were Ireland and Egypt really?
Can we rely on mythology to uncover the truth?
What can modern scientify breakthroughs tell us about these connections?
Was Meritaten, daughter of the heretic Akhenaten, more than just a forgotten princess?
Could she be Scota—the shadowy figure whispered in Celtic legend?
Did she brave perilous seas to reach Spain?
What secrets did she carry to Scotland’s misty shores?
And why does her trail end at a mysterious grave in Ireland?
In this spellbinding non-fiction work, Luke reveals the haunting research and tantalizing clues that dare to rewrite history as he traces her enigmatic flight from a crumbling Egyptian Amarna dynasty, charting her perilous journey across the sea, eventually winding up in Ireland.
Is this the lost link between Egypt and the early "Celts", or a myth too wild to believe?
Put the kettle on, get comfortable, press play, and step into the shadows of a mystery that’s waited millennia to be unearthed!
https://youtu.be/shtPJBpN0Nc?si=obRXxFdMylWLyUvU
Tonight at 8 PM Irish time, join me as I interview druid and author Luke Eastwood.
https://youtu.be/shtPJBpN0Nc?si=obRXxFdMylWLyUvU
How close were Ireland and Egypt really?
Can we rely on mythology to uncover the truth?
What can modern scientify breakthroughs tell us about these connections?
Was Meritaten, daughter of the heretic Akhenaten, more than just a forgotten princess?
Could she be Scota—the shadowy figure whispered in Celtic legend?
Did she brave perilous seas to reach Spain?
What secrets did she carry to Scotland’s misty shores?
And why does her trail end at a mysterious grave in Ireland?
In this spellbinding non-fiction work, Luke reveals the haunting research and tantalizing clues that dare to rewrite history as he traces her enigmatic flight from a crumbling Egyptian Amarna dynasty, charting her perilous journey across the sea, eventually winding up in Ireland.
Is this the lost link between Egypt and the early "Celts", or a myth too wild to believe?
Put the kettle on, get comfortable, press play, and step into the shadows of a mystery that’s waited millennia to be unearthed!
https://youtu.be/shtPJBpN0Nc?si=obRXxFdMylWLyUvU
YouTube
Was Queen Scotia really the Lost Sister of Tutankhamun?
In this explosive interview, Kevin Flanagan is joined by druid and author Luke Eastwood as they unpack the great mystery of Ireland's connection with Egypt as we talk about Luke's latest book: SCOTIA: The Lost Sister of Tutankhamun.
How close were Ireland…
How close were Ireland…