Enbarr

Aenbharr or Aonbharr () occur in Oidheadh Chloinne Tuireann. In P.W. Joyce's retelling the horse is also called Enbarr of the Flowing Mane. The forms Énbarr, Enbhárr are given by James Mackillop's dictionary. ==Etymology==

The meaning of this name has been variously defined. As a common noun enbarr is defined as "froth" in the medieval Cormac's glossary. The modern Irish form Aonbharr is glossed as "One Mane" by O'Curry, "the one or unrivaled mane" by O'Curry and O'Duffy, and "unique supremacy" by James Mackillop's dictionary. Welsh scholar John Rhys thought the name meant "she had a bird's head", and evidently considered it a mare. ==In romance==

In the romance Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann (OCT, The Fate of the Children of Tuireann), the Tuatha Dé Danann oppressed by tribute enforced by the Formorians gather an assembly on a hill, and Lugh arrives among an army of the "Fairy Cavalcade from the Land of Promise" (). Aonbharr of Manannán was the horse Lugh was riding. The horse was quicker than the "naked cold wind of spring", and could travel over land or sea with equal ease. It also had the property that whoever was mounted on its back could not be killed. And Lugh was dressed in various armor from the sea-god adding to his invulnerability. or Wave-sweeper. == In popular culture ==

Enbarr appears in the 2013 video game, Final Fantasy XIV. Enbarr can be obtained through the extreme level on The Whorleater, as a random drop. Enbarr appears as a minor character in the Nate Temple series by Shayne Silvers. He is the horse of Manannán mac Lir and is responsible for removing the main character, Quinn MacKenna, from the Otherworld and taking her to Fae. Enbarr is the namesake of Enbarr Ltd, an Irish startup company that developed equine health management software, StablePro. In the 2019 video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses, "Enbarr" is the name of the Imperial Capital of the Adrestian Empire. ==See also==