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In the Mythological Cycle of early Irish literature, the four treasures (or jewels) of the Tuatha Dé Danann are four magical items which the mythological Tuatha Dé Danann are supposed to have brought with them from the four island cities Murias, Falias, Gorias and Findias, when they arrived in Ireland. ==Sources== Together the four treasures form the subject of at least three Middle Irish texts: *an anecdote in an interpolated recension of the legendary ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' ("The Book of the Taking of Ireland"), here LG, *the introduction, interpolated from ''Lebor Gabála'', of ''Cath Maige Tuired'' ("The Second Battle of Mag Tuired"), here CMT,〔Although the text may go back to the 9th century, this introductory section seems to have been inserted by a Middle Irish redactor on the basis of ''Lebor Gabála''. See Gerard Murphy, "Notes on ''Cath Maige Tuired''." ''Éigse'' 7 (1954). p. 195.〕 and *"The Four Jewels", a later, short text in the Yellow Book of Lecan, consisting of a prose introduction and a poem. In the 17th century, Geoffrey Keating drew on a version of the former for his ''Foras feasa ar Éirinn''.〔Keating, ''Foras feasa ar Éirinn''. Book 1, section 10.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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