Gáe Bolg (ゲイボルグ Gae Bolg) is the lance once wielded by Noba of the Twelve Crusaders, bestowed upon her at the Miracle of Darna after her blood-bond with a dragon. The blade is the property of Noba's descendants, the royal family of Leonster, and can only be wielded by those in possession of major Noba Holy Blood.
Before Cuan and Ethlin departed Lenster to assist Sigurd in his dealings with Verdane, Leonster's King Calf entrusted the Gáe Bolg to Ethlin in case the situation got too out of hand. One year into Sigurd's occupation of Agustria, with King Shagaal's launch of an assault on Sigurd's position at Agusty Castle, Ethlin gave the spear to Cuan, noting that she had been reluctant to do so because of its unfortunate history, the Tragedy of the Gáe Bolg. Cuan used it in the fight against Shagaal and the Orgahil pirates, and had it with him when he, Ethlin, the infant Altenna and the Leonster knights made their ill-fated journey through the Yied Desert. After Thracia's King Trabant slew Cuan and Ethlin, he took the Gáe Bolg and Altenna for himself.
Over the following years, Trabant raised Altenna as his own daughter; her inheritance of Cuan's major Noba blood allows her to wield the Gáe Bolg, and so she used it in the service of Thracia, defending the country from Seliph's liberation army and later allying with him upon meeting her true brother Leif and being encouraged by her foster brother Areone.
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Locations
Seisen no Keifu
Awakening
SpotPass distribution
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Available for download from August 30th, 2012JP onward.
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Treasure
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"Infinite Holy Weapons", chosen at random from a pool of other items.
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Other appearances
Trivia
- Gáe Bolg's English name was leaked in the source code of the Awakening official website's page on SpotPass when it was updated on February 4, long before the lance itself was available in the game[1].
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Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions
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Language
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Name
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Definition, etymology, and notes
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English
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Gáe Bolg
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As of Fire Emblem Awakening. From Gáe Bulg, a lance of Irish mythology wielded by the hero Cú Chulainn.
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English (unofficial)
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Gaeborg Gayborg
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Alternative Romanizations.
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