Remarkable herdsman. Sits on mountain top. Cows come from great distance at his call

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Remarkable herdsman. Sits on mountain top. Cows come from great distance at his call.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkable skill. · view the constellation · filed as F679.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish mythCross.

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Filed under Remarkable skill – miscellaneous.

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Man can lengthen swords by twirling them between his fingers Man can walk (stand) on weapon edge (point) without injury Man can stand on barrel rolling down hill Skillful hunter Skillful cast of stone: carries away roof tree of burning house and so puts out fire Skillful gambler always wins. Whatever he earns in day he spends immediately Skill at chess-playing Skillful musician plays nine mouth harps at once

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