cuchullain

From: Guy Hoyle <ghoyle1_at_...>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 12:04:28 -0500


I stumbled across this decription of the warrior training of Cuchullain, and was struck by its similarity to a Hero Wars character description:

"... the apple feat, the thunder-feat, the blade-feat, the supine-feat, the spear-feat, the rope-feat, the body-feat, the cat's feat, the salmon-feat of a chariot-chief, the throw of the staff, the whirl of a brace chariot chief, the spear of the bellows (_gae bulga_), the _boi_ of swiftness, the wheel-feat, the breath-feat, the _brud geme_, the hero's whoop, the blow, the counter-blow, running up a lance and righting the body upon its point; the scythe chariot and the twisting around spear points..."

Haven't done any research, but I imagine one gould find similar passages in Greep epic literature, and many other sources.

Guy

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