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Membership was subject to rigorous tests. In one such test the applicant would stand in a waist-deep hole armed with a Shield while nine warriors threw Spear s at him; if he was wounded, he failed. In another his hair would be braided, and he would be pursued through the Forest ; he would fail if he was caught, if a branch cracked under his feet, or if the braids in his hair were disturbed. He would have to be able to leap over a branch the height of his forehead, pass under one as low as his knee, and pull a thorn from his foot without slowing down. He also needed to be a skilled Poet . A ''fian'' (singular), as defined by the Brehon Laws , was a band of young men, usually young Aristocrat s who had not yet come into their Inheritance of land, who lived apart from society as Mercenaries , Bandit s and hunters, and could be called upon in times of war. The ''fianna'' of legend, while usually depicted as a standing Army serving the High King, also appear as rival bands living rough in the woods. The two main factions in the legendary ''fianna'' were the Clann Baíscne of Leinster , led by Fionn, and the Clann Morna of Connacht , led by Goll. Members included:
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