Facts about Caladbolg

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   Fergus mac Róich is said to have been given Caladbolg by Manannan mac Lir, the Irish sea god, in some versions of the legend.

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   Caladbolg's name is generally interpreted to mean 'hard lightning' or 'hard blade' in Old Irish, reflecting its mythological destructive power.

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   In Irish legend, Caladbolg is wielded by Fergus mac Róich in the Ulster Cycle, one of the four great cycles of early Irish mythology.

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   Many scholars consider Caladbolg a linguistic cognate of the Arthurian sword Excalibur, suggesting a shared mythological origin.

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   The sword Caladbolg appears in Irish mythology as the weapon of Fergus mac Róich, described as capable of cleaving the tops off hills.

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