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These objects facilitated the use of tathlum, an object made of the blood of toads, bears, and vipers and mixed with the sand of the Armorian and Red Seas. One of these objects and a calcified body part of Mesgegra (“mess-JEG-ruh”) made a king unable to overexert himself for seven years. Upon hearing of Christ’s death, Conchobar (10[1])mac Nessa (“KONG-koh-wer mac NESS-uh”) became so angry that he reopened a wound caused by one (-5[1])of these weapons (-5[1])and died. (10[1]-5[2])To avenge his mother’s (10[1])death, Furbaide used one of these weapons (-5[1])and a piece of cheese (-5[1])to kill (10[1])Medb (“mave”). It’s not a (-5[1])spear, but during the Battle of Mag Tuired (“MY TEER-uh”), Lugh (“loo”) used one of these weapons to kill the (-5[1])Fomorian giant Balor, striking him in his destructive eye. For 10 points, (-5[1])name this weapon of choice of many Irish heroes, (10[1]-5[2])which David used to stun (10[1])Goliath (10[5])before decapitating him with a sword. ■END■ (10[9])

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