The Slaying of Oengus Summary

A young man from Ulster named Oengus comes to help Cuchulain. Elders say that if Oengus had fought the Irish one at a time as Cuchulain did, he could have killed a great number of them. Instead, the Irish attack him from all sides and kill him very quickly.

The Slaying of Oengus Analysis

Help arrives for Cuchulain at last, but the new arrival does not stop to take counsel with him on how best to be useful. The warriors of Ulster are no more magical and capable than the warriors of Ireland.