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The Spear of Lugh
Artifact
The unstoppable spear of Lugh Lámfhada, and the namesake treasure of Book III
Historical Accuracy
This is a purely mythological object with no archaeological artifact behind it — no physical spear exists or is claimed to exist. The 'self-fighting, must-be-restrained' detail used in the series is a genuine attested feature of the traditional myth, not a series invention, though the specific narrative role the spear plays as Book III's namesake treasure is the novels' own original elaboration on that mythological foundation.
Historical Significance
Sources:
- Cath Maige Tuired; Lebor Gábala Érenn. Modern: Proinsias Mac Cana, John Carey.
As one of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann attested in Cath Maige Tuired and the Lebor Gábala Érenn, the Spear of Lugh is a genuine and important piece of Irish mythological tradition, closely tied to one of the central narrative climaxes of the Mythological Cycle — Lugh's decisive intervention at the Second Battle of Mag Tuired.
Historical Era
Book III
Novel Canon Role:
- Namesake treasure of Book III (Spear of Lugh). Specific narrative role not yet detailed in the manuscript chapters reviewed to date.
One of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, brought from the city of Gorias per the Lebor Gábala Érenn.
Said to be so fierce it had to be kept bound or steeped in a sleeping draught between battles, or it would fight on its own.
Associated with Lugh's decisive role at the Second Battle of Mag Tuired.
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