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158 Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race[189]and very high, and it crossed a gorge where far below swung thetides of a boiling sea, in which ravenous monsters could be seenswimming.“Not one of us has crossed that bridge,” said Ferdia, “for thereare two feats that Skatha teaches last, and one is the leap acrossthe bridge, and the other the thrust of the Gae Bolg. 139 For ifa man step upon one end of that bridge, the middle straightwayrises up and flings him back, and if he leap upon it he may chanceto miss his footing and fall into the gulf, where the sea-monstersare waiting for him.”But Cuchulain waited till evening, when he had recovered hisstrength from his long journey, and then essayed the crossingof the bridge. Three times he ran towards it from a distance,gathering all his powers together, and strove to leap upon themiddle, but three times it rose against him and flung him back,while his companions jeered at him because he would not waitfor the help of Skatha. But at the fourth leap he lit fairly on thecentre of the bridge, and with one leap more he was across it,and stood before the strong fortress of Skatha; and she wonderedat his courage and vigour, and admitted him to be her pupil.For a year and a day Cuchulain abode with Skatha, and all thefeats she had to teach he learned easily, and last of all she taughthim the use of the Gae Bolg, and gave him that dreadful weapon,which she had deemed no champion before him good enough tohave. And the manner of using the Gae Bolg was that it wasthrown with the foot, and if it entered an enemy's body it filledevery limb and crevice of him with its barbs. While Cuchulaindwelt with Skatha his friend above all friends and his rival inskill and valour was Ferdia, and ere they parted they vowed tolove and help one another as long as they should live.Cuchulain and Aifa139 This means probably “the belly spear.” With this terrible weapon Cuchulainwas fated in the end to slay his friend Ferdia.
CHAPTER V: TALES OF THE ULTONIAN CYCLE 159Now whilst Cuchulain was in the Land of the Shadows itchanced that Skatha made war on the people of the Princess Aifa,who was the fiercest and strongest of the woman-warriors of theworld, so that even Skatha feared to meet her in arms. On goingforth to the war, therefore, Skatha mixed with Cuchulain's drink asleepy herb so that he should not wake for four-and-twenty hours,by which time the host would be far on its way, for she fearedlest evil should come to him ere he had got his full strength. Butthe potion that would have served another man for a day and anight only held Cuchulain for one hour; and when he waked uphe seized his arms and followed the host by its chariot-tracks tillhe came up with them. Then it is said that Skatha uttered a sigh,for she knew that he would not be restrained from the war.When the armies met, Cuchulain and the two sons of Skathawrought great deeds on the foe, and slew six of the mightiest ofAifa's warriors. Then Aifa sent word to Skatha and challengedher to single combat. But Cuchulain declared that he would meetthe fair Fury in place of Skatha, and he asked first of all whatwere the things she most valued. “What Aifa loves most,” saidSkatha, “are her two horses, her chariot and her charioteer.” Thenthe pair met in single combat, and every champion's feat whichthey knew they tried on each other in vain, till at last a blowof Aifa's shattered the sword of Cuchulain to the hilt. At this [190]Cuchulain cried out: “Ah me! behold the chariot and horses ofAifa, fallen into the glen!” Aifa glanced round, and Cuchulain,rushing in, seized her round the waist and slung her over hisshoulder and bore her back to the camp of Skatha. There he flungher on the ground and put his knife to her throat. She begged forher life, and Cuchulain granted it on condition that she made alasting peace with Skatha, and gave hostages for her fulfilmentof the pledge. To this she agreed, and Cuchulain and she becamenot only friends but lovers.The Tragedy of Cuchulain and ConnlaBefore Cuchulain left the Land of Shadows he gave Aifa a
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285CHAPTER VIII: MYTHS ANDTALES OF
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287graphically not by a bounding li
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289NenniusThe earliest extant menti
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291wonderful success. It was speedi
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293doubt they were largely Breton.
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295Conqueror into England. 212 The
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303the original community of Gaelic
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305“I come from battle and confli
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307Sun-god into the western sea, an
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317giant form of Bran. They carouse
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323be weary. “Let us go into Lloe
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329river Conway is still called the
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331special circumstances, and Blode
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333The Story of Lludd and LlevelysT
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337after them a poisoned dart. Bedw
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341Here let us pause for a moment t
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349lord, had been lamed. Peredur ha
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353promoting increase, wealth, and
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355More remotely still the cauldron
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357cauldron, and a blind man named
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359days past, but my wife has never
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361main current of the development
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363To render these names accurately
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365AILBACH (el-yach)Fortress in Co.
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371AVON DIA. Duel between Cuchulain
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373BEN´DIGEID VRAN, or “BRAN THE
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381CAULDRON OF ABUNDANCE. See equiv
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383ranges of the Balkans and Carpat
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385CHRY´SOSTOM, DION.Testimony of,
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387CONANN.Fomorian king, 101CONÁR
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389his death caused by Conall's “
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391CUCHULAIN (CUCHULLIN) (coo-hoo´
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393CUMHAL (cooál). Chief of the C
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395DALNY. Queen of Partholan, 96DAM
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405EXCALIBUR.See Caliburn, 338, and
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407FERÁMORC.The kingdom of, over
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409FIANNA (feeánna) OF ERIN, THE.
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411Grania and, 296-304;bewails Osca
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413GAE BOLG. The thrust of, taught
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435LUGH (loo), or LUGUS.1. See Apol
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449NUTT, MR. ALFRED. Reference to,
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461STRABO. Characteristics of Celts
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463TELLTOWN (TELTIN). Palace at, of
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467VALLEY OF THE THRUSHES. Oisīn's
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