Treasure

The Spear of Lugh

The spear no battle could stand against.

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Brought from the city of Gorias. “No battle was ever won against it or him who held it in his hand.” (Stokes, 1891)

In the tales

The Coming of the Tuatha Dé Danann They burned their ships on the shore, and for three days a druid’s mist hid them. Then they sent word to the people who held Ireland: half the land, or a battle.

Medieval manuscript. Written down by Irish scholars between the eighth and seventeenth centuries.

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