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148 Myths and Legends of the Celtic Raceby thrice fifty spears, and he reached Teltin now with half ashield, and his sword, and the fragments of his two spears.“Swift are the wolves that have hunted thee, my son,” said hisfather.“'Tis this that has wounded us, old hero, an evil conflict withwarriors,” Conall replied.“Is thy lord alive?” asked Amorgin.“He is not alive,” says Conall.“I swear to God what the great tribes of Ulster swear: he is acoward who goes out of a fight alive having left his lord with hisfoes in death.”“My wounds are not white, old hero,” says Conall. He showedhim his shield-arm, whereon were thrice fifty spear-wounds. Thesword-arm, which the shield had not guarded, was mangled andmaimed and wounded and pierced, save that the sinews kept itto the body without separation.“That arm fought to-night, my son,” says Amorgin.“True is that, old hero,” says Conall of the Victories. “Manyare they to whom it gave drinks of death to-night in front of theHostel.”So ends the story of Etain, and of the overthrow of Fairylandand the fairy vengeance wrought on the great-grandson of Eochythe High King.[178]CHAPTER V: TALES OF THEULTONIAN CYCLE