Fragarach: Supernatural Sword That Controlled Winds, Cut Through Wood, Metal And Bricks In Irish Myths And Legends

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Legendary weapons are mentioned in countless myths and legends in the course of human history. Warriors and invincible heroes used magical weapons with supernatural powers.

Some of these weapons could heal or make their owners/holders – invulnerable; others had dangerous power to annihilate.

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One of the most amazing weapons with extraordinary supernatural powers was Fragarach known as “The Retaliator”, which was forged by gods for gods.

The sword had several names including such as “Whisperer” and “Sword of Air”, and was one of several magical gifts that Lugh took with him from the Land of the Living.

In addition to a terrible sword called Fragarach, Lugh had “the Boat of Mananan, son of Lir the Sea God, which knew a man’s thoughts and would travel wherever he would, and the Horse of Mananan, that could go alike over land and sea.

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