The
of
Geste
Fraoch of
He
accordingly bethought him bespeak the girl,and then he talked with
his folk.
sent
to
mother's
thy
of the
she
give
may
of the
treasure
rare
be
too
thee Sidh,
Boyne (Bofind)he thereupon went Bregia or Moy Breg. She gave him
plain of
of
fiftymantles
dark
for
blue, each
hue
like
to
a
four
back, with
beetle's
that
matter
word
Let
"
:
the
to
the sister
3. To the
sister
of raiment
somewhat
to
his folk said
And
of
going
black-greybrooch-ringson a each, and each with pin of red gold : with fifty figureschased in pale white tunics having animal gold. gold. Also fiftysilver shields edged with befitted
hand
man's
each
For
each palace,^
a
points from
below
the front
preciousstones, rays of the
of
knobs
bronze, with while
a
lance
of
were
bells of threads animal
candle
carbuncle
of the spears that night shone
irons so
a
were as
a
of
as
white-
the
spear-
inwrought, with
chased 'twere
by
the
with
steed
dark
grey horse's neck
hilts of with
gold, and bits
of
for
gold.
plate of silver with leather caparisonsin purple with gold ; fifty of gold and of silver,with buckles silver,and devices for ornament. Fiftywhips in white each
was
a
the handle on golden hook Seven grey-houndsin chains of silver,with of of gold a-piece, each having greaves
bronze, with
There
such
sun.
rider
Around
to
having fiftyrivets burnished gold :
swords Further, fifty each
like
was
a
no
colour ^
For
which
the
ue, brightness,
2
hounds
of each.
apple
an
bronze.
had
not.