Elim Olfínechta

Elim Olfínechta

Elim Olfínechta, son of Rothechtaid Rotha, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He succeeded to the throne after his father was struck by lighting. Snow that tasted of wine (Old Irish "oll", "great, ample", "fín", "wine", "snechta", "snow") ["Dictionary of the Irish Language", Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, pp. 306, 489-490, 552] is said to have fallen in his reign. He ruled for only one year, before he was killed by Gíallchad, grandson of Sírna Sáeglach, the High King who had been overthrown by Elim's father. The "Lebor Gabála Érenn" synchronises his reign with that of Phraortes of the Medes (665-633 BC). [R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), "Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V", Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 245-247] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's "Foras Feasa ar Éirinn" dates his reign to 787-786 BC, [Geoffrey Keating, "Foras Feasa ar Éirinn" [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100054/text036.html 1.26] ] that of the "Annals of the Four Masters" to 1024-1023 BC. ["Annals of the Four Masters" [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/text011.html M4176-4177] ]

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