Aillen
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Aillen
Aillen or Áillen is a being in
Irish mythology
. Called "the burner", he is a member of the
Tuatha Dé Danann
who resides in
Mag Mell
, the
underworld
. According to
The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn
, he would burn
Tara
to the ground every year at
Samhain
with his fiery breath after lulling all the inhabitants to sleep with his music. This only ended with the arrival of
Fionn mac Cumhaill
, who inhaled the poison from his spear to keep himself awake and slew Aillen. The act won him the leadership of the
Fianna
.
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Aillen
[Celtic] A malevolent beast from the Otherworld in Irish mythology.
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