Nathos

'But, Nathos, Concobar is not King in the land of Alba.

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

'Then wilt thou, swineherd, for truly do I believe thy words, get thee to the sons of Usna, and say to Nathos the eldest, that in the forest beyond the Moor of Loneliness, Deirdre awaits his coming.

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

It was not until the strangers had gone that Nathos asked Deirdre wherefore she delayed to visit so great a lord as Angus.

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

And Nathos came out to her, and she told him of the loneliness of the fair Deirdre and of her longing to see him.

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

'I ask none to share the sorrow that may come,' said Nathos.

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

But Nathos feared not, for had not Fergus come to them with the bond of peace from the King?

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

And the magic sea rose higher and yet more high, so that Nathos raised

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

Since his boyhood's days Nathos has been a hero in the Green Isle, and it were well that he should yet rejoice in the land, and, if need be, defend it still. '

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

Then said Nathos, 'It were better, Deirdre, to be a torch quenched for thy sake than to live for aught save thee.

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm

But when Ardan went, Nathos saw that Deirdre's lips grew pale and a great fear looked out from her eyes.

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children Louey Chisholm