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Irish Gaelic literature

In Celtic literature: Early period
…threat of a lampoon (áer), a poet’s curse that could ruin reputations and, so it was believed, even kill those unfortunate enough to have offended a fili. The laws set out penalties for abuse of the áer, and belief in its powers continued long after the decline of the…
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