Gae Bolga
The dirty turned to red mud that day. The blood he spilt turned our battle ground to slush. We filled him with our arrows, chopped him with our swords, filled him with our spears. Still he fought, howling like a madman. When he finally died we dared not touch that cursed blade. It is not a thing of mortals. Ony devils work could be behind such a blade as that.- Voliá Concord, She-Wolf of the Falgio clan, slayer of Cú Chulainn and first Morevund Queen
Manufacturing process
Unknown. The devil Argo has never revealed how he made the blade.
Significance
The blade of Cú Chulainn. When the Fae stole the wife of Cú Chulainn he made a deal with the devil Argo for a blade that could get her back. He was given Gae Bolga. A blade of cold iron it is said that upon seeing the sword fae queens and lords will trample eachother in their haste to flee. Even the most brave of warriors can not stand to look the blade for more than a few seconds.
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