Archers strung

• stringed argent: (heraldry) heraldic term → probably a reference to the official heraldic description of the coat of arms of the Republic of Ireland – namely, the Brian Ború harp, which is "stringed argent" (i.e. has argent/silver-colored strings) "on a field azure." → argent in the preceding line

• archer: (nursery rhyme) "A was an Archer, who shot at a frog" → cf. [[Page_4 FW 004.02] Brékkek Kékkek Kékkek Kékkek! Kóax Kóax Kóax!

• Charles Archer: a character in Sheridan Le Fanu's The House by the Churchyard, a key text for FW
  • Third Census of Finnegans Wake

• arches → rainbows

• archers strung → archers stringing their bows → cf. Odysseus → Ulysses

• Strongbow: Richard de Clare, the Earl of Pembroke, leader of the Anglo-Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1169
  • Third Census of Finnegans Wake

• Apollo: Greek god of archery (also of music, poetry, prophecy and healing), often identified with Helios the Sun god → helio in this line