12363.
Breatnach
(Liam): The lord’s share in the profits of justice and a passage in
Cath Maige Tuired
.
In
Celtica 27
(2013), pp. 1–17.
Offers a new interpretation of §38 (as ed. by E. A.
Gray
) based on an analysis of the legal context of this passage, and shows that the characterization of Bres as an oppressive ruler is supported by his unlawful accumulation of clientship dues.
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I 1.2 Society: Law, institutions: Early Irish law
G 01.02 Mythological Cycle: Cath Maige Tuired (1 & 2)
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