Nechtan Scéne
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Nechtan Scéne
Nechta Scéne, Nechtan Scéine
The three warriors known as the sons of Nechtan Scéne, Fannell, Foill, and Tuchell, had murdered half as many Ulstermen as there were living before they met Cúchulainn in his very first combat. He used the spear Del Chliss of
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Nechtan Scéne
In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology Nechtan Scéne (Nechta Scéne, Nechtan Scéine) was the mother of three warriors named Fannell, Foill and Tuchell, who boasted they had killed more Ulstermen than there were Ulstermen still living. They were killed by Cúchulainn in The Boyhood Deeds of Cúchulainn with the spear Del Chliss of Nechtan.
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