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The Gáe Bulg (also Gáe Bulga, Gáe Bolg, Gáe Bolga, meaning "notched spear", "belly spear", "bellows-dart," or possibly "lightning spear") was the spear of Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It was given to him by his teacher, the warrior princess Scáthach, and its technique was taught only to him.
It was made from the bone of a sea monster, the Coinchenn, that had died while fighting another sea monster, the Curruid. Although some sources make it out to be simply a particularly deadly spear, others - notably the Book of Leinster - state that it could only be used under very specialized, ritual conditions:
In other versions of the legend, the spear had seven heads, each with seven barbs. In the Táin Bó Cuailnge, Cúchulainn received the spear after training with the great warrior master Scáthach in Alba. She taught him and his foster-brother, Ferdiad, everything the same, except she only taught the Gáe Bulg feat to Cuchulainn. He later used it in single combat against Ferdiad. They were fighting in a ford, and Ferdiad had the upper hand; Cúchulainn's charioteer, Láeg, floated the Gáe Bulg down the stream to his master, who cast it into Ferdiad's body, piercing the warrior's armor and "coursing through the highways and byways of his body so that every single joint filled with barbs." Needless to say, Ferdiad died soon after. On a separate occasion, Cúchulainn also killed his own son, Connla, with the spear. In both instances, it was used a last resort, as once thrown it proved invariably fatal.
The name Gáe Bulg may be related linguistically to Fergus mac Róich's sword, Caladbolg. Like many mythical weapons, references to the spear appear in numerous modern fantasy stories, comics, and video games.
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It was made from the bone of a sea monster, the Coinchenn, that had died while fighting another sea monster, the Curruid. Although some sources make it out to be simply a particularly deadly spear, others - notably the Book of Leinster - state that it could only be used under very specialized, ritual conditions:
| The Gáe Bulg had to be made ready for use on a stream and cast from the fork of the toes. It entered a man's body with a single wound, like a javelin, then opened into thirty barbs. Only by cutting away the flesh could it be taken from that man's body.[1] |
In other versions of the legend, the spear had seven heads, each with seven barbs. In the Táin Bó Cuailnge, Cúchulainn received the spear after training with the great warrior master Scáthach in Alba. She taught him and his foster-brother, Ferdiad, everything the same, except she only taught the Gáe Bulg feat to Cuchulainn. He later used it in single combat against Ferdiad. They were fighting in a ford, and Ferdiad had the upper hand; Cúchulainn's charioteer, Láeg, floated the Gáe Bulg down the stream to his master, who cast it into Ferdiad's body, piercing the warrior's armor and "coursing through the highways and byways of his body so that every single joint filled with barbs." Needless to say, Ferdiad died soon after. On a separate occasion, Cúchulainn also killed his own son, Connla, with the spear. In both instances, it was used a last resort, as once thrown it proved invariably fatal.
The name Gáe Bulg may be related linguistically to Fergus mac Róich's sword, Caladbolg. Like many mythical weapons, references to the spear appear in numerous modern fantasy stories, comics, and video games.
Gáe Bulg in popular culture
- Gáe Bulg is available to Lancer (who is actually Cúchulainn) in the visual novel game Fate/stay night.
- Gáe Bulg is the name of the spear used by the comic character Slaine
- Gáe Bulg is the name of Prince Cuan's trademark spear from , later passed down to his daughter Altenna.
- Gae Bolg is the name of a two-handed spear in the game Ragnarok Online and a partisan item in Phantasy Star Online.
- Gae Bolg is the weapon of Astaroth Aslan in Trinity Blood.
- Gae Bolg is one of the spears Kimahri Ronso can wield in Final Fantasy X.
- Gae Bolg is a purchasable spear in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance with lightning elemental properties.
- Gae Bolg is an object found on the mobile Chulainn in New Thalos City in CircleMUD.
- In Final Fantasy XI, Gae Bolg is a powerful, high-level spear that can be obtained from the dragon Vouivre.
- Gae Bolg is a mid-level enemy in Final Fantasy Legend II.
- Gae Bolg is one of the spears that Jade Curtiss can equip in Tales of the Abyss.
- Gae Bolg is depicted as the "Spear of Light" in Disney's Gargoyles.
- Gae Bolga is the name of a spear in the PS2 game
- Gae Bolga is the name of a high-level Lance in the Japanese version of the PSP game Monster Hunter Freedom (Dragon Rider Spear in the English version)
- Gaë Bolg (also: Gaë Bolg And The Church Of Fand) is a music project of Sol Invictus' ex trumpet player. http://www.myspace.com/gaebolg http://www.discogs.com/artist/Gaë+Bolg+And+The+Church+Of+Fand http://www.discogs.com/artist/Gaë+Bolg
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Cúchulainn /kuːˈxʊlɪnʲ/ ( pronunciation ) (Irish "Hound of Culann"; also spelled Cú Chulainn
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The Ulster Cycle, formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly
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The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic
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Scáthach ("Shadowy") is a figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is a legendary Scottish warrior woman and martial arts teacher who trains the legendary Ulster hero Cúchulainn in the arts of combat.
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Sea monsters are sea-dwelling, mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size.
Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or multi-armed beasts; they can be slimy or scaly, often spouting jets of water.
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Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or multi-armed beasts; they can be slimy or scaly, often spouting jets of water.
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SPEAR (Stanford Positron Electron Asymmetric Ring) is a collider at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. It began running in 1972, colliding electrons and positrons with an energy of 3 GeV.
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The Book of Leinster (Irish Lebor Laignech), formerly known as the Book of Noughaval (Lebor na Nuachongbála), is a medieval Irish manuscript compiled ca. 1160 and now kept in Trinity College, Dublin.
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Javelin may refer to:
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- Javelin (weapon), a polearm used as a hand-hurled missile weapon
- Pilum, a heavy javelin used as a thrown weapon in the Roman legion
- Javelin throw, modern athletics discipline
- ATG Javelin, aircraft
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Táin Bó Cúailnge ("the driving-off of cows of Cooley", more usually rendered The Cattle Raid of Cooley or The Táin) is the central tale in the Ulster Cycle, one of the four great cycles that make up the surviving corpus of Irish mythology.
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Alba is the Scottish Gaelic and Irish name (IPA: [ˈaɫəpə]) for Scotland. It is cognate to Albey
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In Irish mythology, Ferdiad (also Fer Diad, Ferdia) was the son of Daire (or son of Damáin son of Daire) and the champion of the men of Domnand (Fir Domnann) from Irrus Domnann in Connacht.
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Láeg, or Lóeg, son of Riangabar, is the charioteer and constant companion of the hero Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. His horses are Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend.
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Connla or Conlaoch is a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the son of the Ulster champion Cúchulainn and the Scottish warrior woman AÃfe. He was raised alone by his mother in Scotland.
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Fergus (or Fearghus) mac Róich (or mac Róeg) is the former king of Ulster during the events of the Ulster Cycle. He was tricked out of the kingship by Ness, who made her seven-year-old son Conchobar mac Nessa king in his place. T. F.
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Caladbolg ("hard belly", or possibly "hard lightning"), sometimes written Caladcholg ("hard blade"), is the sword of Fergus mac Róich from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
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Lancer is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series Fate/stay night by TYPE-MOON.
The first hostile Servant to appear in this story, Lancer is a fierce but balanced warrior who enjoys combating a worthy opponent.
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The first hostile Servant to appear in this story, Lancer is a fierce but balanced warrior who enjoys combating a worthy opponent.
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visual novel (ビジュアルノベル bijuaru noberu
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Fate/stay night (フェイト／ステイナイト
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Sláine is the name of several characters from Irish mythology, and at least one fictional character:
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- Sláine mac Partholóin, one of the first group of settlers of Ireland after the Flood
- Sláine mac Dela of the Fir Bolg, the first legendary High King of Ireland
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Ragnarok Online (Korean: 라그나로크 온라인), often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by GRAVITY Co., Ltd. based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-Jin.
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Phantasy Star Online (PSO) was an online title for Sega Dreamcast released in 2000. A bugfix/upgrade edition was released the following year, entitled Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2.
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Kimahri Ronso (キマリ＝ロンゾ Kimari Ronzo
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Final Fantasy X (ファイナルファンタジーX
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Final Fantasy XI (ファイナルファンタジーXI
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Final Fantasy Legend II (Sa・Ga 2: 秘宝伝説, Sa・Ga 2: Hihou Densetsu in Japan) is a Game Boy video game. As the second game in the SaGa series, it was released in 1990 by Square.
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Tales of the Abyss (テイルズ オブ ジ アビス
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Gargoyles is an American animated series created by Greg Weisman, produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. It was at the time hailed by only a few as one of the most ambitious Disney animated series in history, targeting
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For other uses, see Sol Invictus.
Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. Beginning with electronic experimentation combined with folk-influenced guitar work, the sound of Sol Invictus has become
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