The law of succession established by Eochaid Fedlech and its implications for the theme of the Irish sovereignty goddess

The Eochaid Fedlech law of succession, in its simplest and strongest form, states that no son shall succeed his father in the kingship of Ireland. This law implies that two women have key roles in the royal family – the current queen and the mother of the next king. Although there has been some scholarly emphasis on a single goddess of sovereignty, it seems likely that there are actually two sovereignty goddesses, one corresponding to the queen and the other to the hag who transforms into a young woman and prophesies the future kings of Ireland

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