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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature.
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- noun one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
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Published in 1989/90 in 2000AD, this was the capstone of Mills saga of Celtic warrior Slaine where he would become High King of Ireland and defeat the fomorian and drune invaders.
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qms commented on the word fomorian
They're legends the Irish glory in,
Sung by bards, dark to historians,
Of heroes at arms
Who overcame charms
To battle ferocious fomorians.
June 27, 2014