DiscoverThe History of IrelandS3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell
S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell

S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell

Update: 2025-05-18
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In this episode we explore the concept of honour price and how it was one of the most important legal concept in early medieval Ireland. We then dive back into The Wooing of Étain, where three games of fidchell (ancient Irish chess) demonstrate different approaches to keeping deals and saving face.




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S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell

S3 EP13 — Honour Price & Fidchell