What is the Fianna?

Answer 1

A group of strong warriors. The leader was Fionn Mac Cumhaill!

Answer 2

In Irish mythology, the Fianna were Irish warrior-hunters who served the High King of Ireland in the 3rd century AD. Their adventures were recorded in the Fenian Cycle. Their last leader was Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Membership was subject to rigorous tests. In one such test the applicant would stand in a waist-deep hole armed with a shield while nine warriors threw spears at him; if he was wounded, he failed. In another his hair would be braided, and he would be pursued through the forest; he would fail if he was caught, if a branch cracked under his feet, or if the braids in his hair were disturbed. He would have to be able to leap over a branch the height of his forehead, pass under one as low as his knee, and pull a thorn from his foot without slowing down. He also needed to be a skilled poet.

A fian (singular), as defined by the Brehon Laws, was a band of young men, usually young aristocrats who had not yet come into their inheritance of land, who lived apart from society as mercenaries, bandits and hunters, and could be called upon in times of war. The fianna of legend, while usually depicted as a standing army serving the High King, also appear as rival bands living rough in the woods. The two main factions in the legendary fianna were the Clann Baíscne of Leinster, led by Fionn, and the Clann Morna of Connacht, led by Goll. Their country motto is: Truth in our hearts. Strength in our hands. Consistency in our tongues.-

Answer 3

In early Ireland, fianna (singular fian) were small, semi-independent warrior bands who lived apart from society in the forests as mercenaries, bandits and hunters, but could be called upon by kings in times of war. They appear in Irish mythology, most notably in the stories of the Fenian Cycle, where they are led by Fionn mac Cumhaill.

The historical institution of the fian is known from references in early medieval Irish law tracts. A fian was made up of landless young men, often young aristocrats who had not yet come into their inheritance of land. A member of a fian was called a fénnid; the leader of a fian was a rígfénnid (literally "king-fénnid).
Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fianna

Answer 4

The legendary Fianna of Ireland were a
(pronounced-feenah)
band of mighty noble warriors, and distinguished guardians devoted to the Irish/Scot/Welsh/Cornish and many other regions of Celtic pre-Christian martial lifestyle.

Answer 5

The Fianna were an Irish warrior Caste under the leadership of Finn Mac Cumhail whose exploits are recording in the Irish mythological Finn, or Oisin cycle.

Answer 6

You should really pick up a few books on Celtic mythology - or at least check the out online.