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In Irish mythology, Fragarach, known as 'The Answerer' or 'The Retaliator' was the sword of Manannan mac Lir and Lugh Lamfada. Manannan wielded it as his weapon, before passing it on to Lugh (his foster son). It was said to be a weapon that no armour could stop. 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 mythology. ...
Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Sword (from Old English sweord, cognate to Old High German Schwert, literally wounding tool from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- to wound, to hurt) is a term for a long edged weapon, fundamentally consisting of a blade, usually with two edges for striking...
In Irish mythology, Manannan mac Lir was a sea and weather god. ...
Lugh (earlier Lug, modern Irish Lú, pronounced loo) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. ...
Fosterage was a traditional custom in the Hebrides. ...
A hoplite wearing (only) a helmet, breastplate greaves and a shield. ...
Forged by the gods, it was given to Cúchulainn by Lugh, and later to Conn of the Hundred Battles. Young Cúchulainn, 1912 illustration by Stephen Reid. ...
Lugh (earlier Lug, modern Irish Lú, pronounced loo) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. ...
Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles) was a legendary High King of Ireland. ...
Fragarach in fiction
Fragarach appears as a magic sword in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & dragons role-playing game. The cover of the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast. ...
A campaign setting is a fictional fantasy world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame. ...
A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ...
In Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, a low class sword bears the name Fragarach. It is said to be a demonic sword, and can be fused with souls of monsters to create either a holy sword called Mystletain, or a toxic sword named Hrunting. Hrunting was the magical sword given to Beowulf by Unferth in the ancient Old English epic of the same name. ...
In Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Bazett's main skill is called Fragarach. She uses it as a retaliation when her opponent initiates his strongest move, performing a thrust that pierces his chest.
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