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In Irish mythology, Lén was the craftsman of Síd Buidb, the 'sídhe of Bodb'.〔Section 18 of the Bodleian ''Dindshenchas'', available at http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T106500C.html 〕 The son of Ban Bolgach son of Bannach, he was said to reside under a lake near Killarney named Loch Léin after him. The ''Dindsenchas'' relate that Loch Léin was where he would make bright vessels for Fand the Long-Haired, the daughter of Flidais.〔 Every night, after finishing his work, it is written〔 that he used to fling his anvil away to a nearby hill called the ''Indeoin na nDési'' or 'Anvil of the Dési' and the showers that came from the back of the hill were said to be pearls off his anvil as it was flung.〔 Whether the name ''Lén'' can be philologically related to the Romano-Celtic god Lenus is disputable. While the meaning of the name is uncertain, the Old Irish words ''lén'' 'defeat, misfortune'〔Entry for ''lén'' in the online dictionary of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig available at http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/sengoidelc/duil-belrai/lorg.php?facal=l%C3%A9n *&seorsa=Gaidhlig〕 and ''lénaid'' 'injure, wound'〔Entry for ''lénaid'' in the online dictionary of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig available at http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/sengoidelc/duil-belrai/lorg.php?facal=l%C3%A9n *&seorsa=Gaidhlig〕 and the Welsh ''llwyn'' 'grove, bush, shrub'〔Entry for ''llwyn'' in the University of Wales' online Welsh dictionary available at http://www.geiriadur.net/index.php?page=ateb&term=llwyn&direction=we&type=all&whichpart=exact〕 may offer some basis for comparison. ==References== 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「Lén」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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