Aífe’s Family Tree

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Family

• Cú Chulainn(spouse),Connla(child)— Consort

  After defeating the warrior woman Aífe in single combat during his training in Alba, Cú Chulainn lay with her and fathered Connla, the son he would one day kill without knowing him.

Enemy of

• Scáthach

  Scáthach and Aífe were rival warrior-women of equal ferocity whose enmity drew their armies into open war — a conflict ended only when Cú Chulainn defeated Aífe in single combat on Scáthach's behalf.

  ⚠ Some versions of Tochmarc Emire describe Aífe as Scáthach's sister, while others present them only as rivals without a blood tie.