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Spears:'The Gapped Spear' of King Conchobar,'The Venomous Spear' of King Conchobar,'The Culghlas' or 'Blue-Green Spear' of Conall the Victorious,'The Cual Gae' or grouping of spears or swords similar to the medieval chevaux de frise.'The Crann Buidhe' - The Spear of Manannan. Swords:'Caladcholg', the sword of Fergus Mac Roich which stretched to the length of a rainbow: this was a sword from the sidhe or Otherworld.The sword of Manannan mac Lir 'The Answerer' which left no sign of stroke or blow behind.'The Cruaiden cadatchenn', Cúchulainn's hereditary sword.Shields:'Ochain' -The Bright Rim of King ConchobarCúchulainn's shield of dark crimson with a pure white silver rim and bronze embossed animal-shapes.Missive or throwing shields with sharp edges used as offensive weapons.The large bossed shield of Fergus Mac Roich, with fifty bosses that could each bear the weight of a hog, and a great central boss of red gold.Unique Weapons:'The Gae Bulga' - This was a type of harpoon with retractable barbs, it was given by Scathach, the warrior woman, to Aoife who Cúchulainn conquered as a test while in the service of Scathach. Therefore it passed into his ownership when Aoife was defeated. It had thirty barbs and was made from the bones of a sea monster.'And Cúchulainn called for the Gae Bulga from Laeg son of from J. Dunn translation Táin Bó Cuailnge 1914. © Shee-Eire: |
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