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{{Short description|Mythological character; a knight of the round table}}
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King '''Anguish of Ireland''' ({{langx|cy|Ing o Iwerddon}}) is a mythological character in the stories of [[King Arthur]]. His wife is Queen Lotta and he is the father of [[Iseult]], and one of Arthur's early enemies in the chronicles. After Arthur defeats him he acknowledges Arthur's supremacy, but later becomes embroiled in a conflict with [[King Mark]] of [[Cornwall]]. After Mark refuses to pay Anguish seven years back pay for his vassalage, Anguish sends out Sir [[Marhaus]] to get the pay from him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nash Ford|first1=David|title=Anguish, King of Ireland|url=http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/anguish.html|access-date=15 February 2015|date=2001}}</ref> The story is part of the saga of [[Tristan and Iseult]].

''Anguish'' is generally connected to the Irish name [[Aengus (given name)|''Aengus'' or ''Óengus'']]. Anguish of Ireland has been linked to the historical King of Munster [[Óengus mac Nad Froích]], who lived in the middle of the fifth century.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nash Ford|first1=David|title=Anguish, King of Ireland|url=http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/anguish.html|access-date=1 May 2017|date=2001}}</ref>

== References==
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== Sources ==
*''L'Morte D'Arthur'', Sir Thomas Malory at sacred texts [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/index.htm] or at wikisource [[s:Le Morte d'Arthur]]
*Bendith Y Mamau: ''The encyclopaedia of the Celts'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20080123210635/http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celtic-encyclopaedia/celt_b2.htm]

{{Arthurian Legend}}
{{Tristan and Iseult}}

[[Category:Arthurian characters]]
[[Category:Legendary Irish kings]]
[[Category:Celtic mythology]]
[[Category:Tristan and Iseult]]


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