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And that prophecy was fulfilled, for the spear that slew Laeg went
through his master.
After that Laeg stood by Cuculain's side and held his peace, but
his face shone with excess of joy and pride. He wore a light
graceful frock of deerskin, joined in the front with a twine of
bronze wire, and a short, dark-red cape, secured by a pin of gold
with a ring to it. A band of gold thread confined his auburn hair,
rising into a peak behind his head. In his hands he held a goad of
polished red-yew, furnished with a crooked hand-grip of gold, and
pointed with shining bronze, and where the bronze met the timber
there was a circlet of diamond of the diamonds of Banba. He had
also a short-handled scourge with a haft of walrus tooth, and the
rope, cord, and lash of that scourge were made of delicate and
delicately-twisted thread of copper. This equipment was the
equipment of a proved charioteer; the apprentices wore only grey
capes with white fringes, fastened by loops of red cord.
Laeg was one of three brothers, all famous charioteers. Id and
Sheeling were the others.
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