Linguistic Archaeology: The Fomorian Culture

 Fomorian Names

1. Indech, King of the Fomorians
2. Balor
3. Bres
4. Cethlenn
5. Cichol Gricenchos
6. Conand
7. Elatha
8. Ethniu
9. Tethra
10. Manannán
11. Gilla Decair
12. Tuiri Tortbuillech
13. Goll
14. Irgoll
15. Loscenn-lomm
16. Octriallach, son of Indech
17. Omna
18. Bagna
19. Regan

Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
10  52%     11  57%    7  36%      9     47%        2     10%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
4   21%      8  42%       3  15%       0     0%        6    31%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
7   36%      0    0%       0     0%      10  52%       3     15%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
10  52%     0     0%      0      0%     9   47%        3    15%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
6   31%      0     0%      0      0%      0     0%         0      0%

Z       %
0     0%

Popularity of use
57% E:
52% T, L, A, E:
47% R, O, T, L, A, E:
42% C, R, O, T, L, A, E:
36% H, I, C, R, O, T, L, A, E:
31% T, G, H, I, C, R, O, T, L, A, E: Cethlenn, Elatha, Tethra, Goll, Irgoll, Octriallach (son of Indech), Regan,
21% B, T, G, H, I, C, R, O, T, L, A, E: Balor, Bagna,
15% S, M, D, B, T, G, H, I, C, R, O, T, L, A, E: Manannán, Omna, Loscenn-lomm, Cichol Gricenchos, Bres, Conand, Gilla Decair, Indech (King of the Fomorians)
10% U, D, S, M, B, T, G, H, I, C, R, O, T, L, A, E: Tuiri Tortbuillech, Ethniu,
0% Z, Y, X, W, V, Q, P, K, J, F

Conclusion: the fomorian culture begins around 31% as an early peak with Cethlenn, Elatha, Tethra, Goll, Irgoll, Octriallach (son of Indech), and Regan. Fomorian Culture goes into decline at 21% fully literate before undergoing a cultural peak at 15%. It is at this point we get the Fomorian King Indech. At 10% the culture again declines.

Who are the Fomorians? They are E linguistic group at 57% E. This puts them after Pict females (64%), who produce Cornish male offspring (60%), founding Fomorian culture at 57%, before migrating east to become Anglosaxons. The early 31% cultural peak is dominated by L as the primary value. This might suggest the Fomorian culture is the recipient of L linguistic Group cultural influence at this time. This L linguistic group influence is also present in pict female culture at 35%, and increasing in Cornish female culture at 30%-27%. Whoever the L linguistic Group are, they have influenced the cultures in this region.

The decline at 21% with Balor and Bagna is considered the time of the Battle of Mag Tuired (associated with Balor's Rule), but unlikely as they lack the full alphabet- so unless it was originally the Battle of Mag Tired, it must have occured at the 10% decline period when sufficient alphabet is available. (Mag means 'Plain' and Tir means 'land' but Tir appears associated with Tir na nÓg which is a spirit realm or 'Otherworld' and Tir fo Thuinn or 'Land under the wave'- something I assume related to the loss of Doggerland to the sea or a tidal wave).