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The Celtic relationship with gods and heroes is a much warmer one than in more modern religions.  These kinds of chain verse (because one rhyme links to the next line) were typically recited at the fireside -- the coming of a bard was always a big occasion and everyone who was able would gather around.  And the wonderful thing about this was, even though the bards knew they were guaranteed an audience they didn't use it as an excuse to be mediocre, as might well happen these days -- rather, it was an obligation to provide the best entertainment possible, for the most rustic settlements as much as for the great courts.