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Gáe Bolg is a holy Lance from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. This lance was once wielded by Njörun the Crusader, bestowed upon her by an unidentified Divine Dragon during the Miracle of Darna. Gáe Bolg is the property of Njörun's descendants, who are the heirs of the Manster District.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, Gáe Bolg grants its wielder bonuses of +10 Strength, +10 Skill and +10 Defense. This lance may only be wielded by users possessing major Njörun holy blood, the only characters with this requirement being Quan and his daughter Altena.

In Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, it is stated that a flag of Gáe Bolg was once hung from Leonster Castle while the descendants of Njörun were still in power.

Background[]

Gáe Bolg is said to be have a curse that visits tragedy upon its owner. The story of this curse began with the brother and sister Crusaders Njörun and Dáinn, who shared a close sibling relationship. This intimacy caused them to jointly rule the Thracian Peninsula as one country, comprising both the Munster District and Kingdom of Thracia.

At some point, Njörun wed a knight who was a good friend of her brother's, and the two lived happily for a good while. However, Njörun's husband and Dáinn later got into an argument, one that led to them dueling each other. In an attempt to break up the fight, Njörun accidentally impaled her husband with Gáe Bolg. This was quickly followed by Njörun committing suicide out of both grief and guilt, alongside Dáinn dying under mysterious circumstances. A series of unfortunate events occurring within the Leonster royal family then occurred, which eventually caused Thracia to split into two distinct northern and southern districts.

After these events, it became known that Gungnir and Gáe Bolg were intertwined, and that Gáe Bolg is the lance that controls both love and sorrow, promising to tear asunder any couple whose hands it falls into. For this reason, Ethlyn is initially hesitant to give Quan the lance in Chapter 3 of Genealogy of the Holy War, as she believes that it will end up in their happiness being ruined by Quan's death. Both the Aed Massacre, where Quan (who possessed Gáe Bolg) and Ethlyn are killed by Travant (who possessed Gungnir), and the conflict that separates the adopted siblings Arion and Altena in Chapter 9 are said to be due to the Curse of Gáe Bolg.

Weapon Stats[]

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Name Type

Gae Bolg Lance Gáe Bolg

FE4 Lance Lance

Rank Uses Mt Hit Rng Wt Worth
FE4 Star Rank (Weapons)* 50 30 70% 1 15 50,000
Effect

Grants its user bonuses of +10 Strength, +10 Skill and +10 Defense.

* Holy Blood Requirement: Noba Holy BloodNjörunMajor Holy Blood Indicator

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (Unused)[]

Name Type

FE5gaebolg Gáe Bolg

FE5 Lance Icon Lance

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
B 90 20 100% 50 1-2 2 1 200
Effect

Grants its user a bonus of +10 Strength; also bestows upon them the Charm, Ambush, Awareness, and Wrath skills.

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

Name Type

Gáe Bolg FE13 Icon Gáe Bolg

LanceIconFE13 Lance

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
A 25 15 75% 10 1 ? 0
Effect

Grants its user a bonus of +5 Defense.

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Name Type

Gáe Bolg

FEH Lance Lance

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 ✯✯✯✯✯
Effect

In combat against an infantry, armored or cavalry foe, grants Atk/Def +5 during combat.

Name Cost

Gáe Bolg

400 SP, 500Arena Medal, 200Divine Dew
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 146 HP +3. If there is a sword, lance, axe, or cavalry ally on your team (excluding unit), grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. Grants Atk/Def+5 to sword, lance, axe, and cavalry allies within 3 spaces of unit during combat.
Effect
In combat against an infantry, armored or cavalry foe, grants Atk/Def +5 during combat.

Name Type

Earthly Gáe Bolg

FEH Lance Lance

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 ✯✯✯✯✯
Effect

Grants Def+3. In combat against an infantry, armored, or cavalry foe, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

Item Locations[]

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Method Location
Event Generation 1: Ch. 3 - Have Ethlyn speak to Quan after Silvail Castle is conquered.
Inventory Generation 2: Altena

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776[]

Method Location
Unobtainable -

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

Method Location
Treasure Xeno. 15 - Random from Chest.
SpotPass Bonus Item Available for download from the following dates onwards:
19 July 2012 JP
2 May 2013 NA
25 July 2013 EU

Etymology[]

Gáe Bolg is the spear wielded by the Irish folk hero, Cu Chulainn. In Irish Gaelic, Gáe Bolg can translate to "spear of mortal pain/death", or "belly spear".

Trivia[]

  • Gáe Bolg's in-game design appears to differ from its official artwork depiction. While the lance's official artwork shows it with a yellow swirl surrounding a red jewel in the middle of the lance, its in-game design lacks this detail.
  • The original official art of the Gáe Bolg and Gungnir lances are remarkably similar to the Archanaea series' Gradivus. However, the art changed in Awakening to a completely different design, perhaps to avoid confusion with the Regalia.
  • The Series 17 card [B17-106R] in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) depicts Leif wielding Gáe Bolg as a Duke Knight. This should be impossible, as he lacks major Njörun holy blood.

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