Complex sentence: These stories depicted him as an immensely strong man, 7 feet tall, of conspicuous bravery and swordsmanship.While of limited value as a historical source, these tales are best regarded as an Early Modern equivalent of the heroic cycles of earlier Gaelic tradition.
Split into simpler sentences: These stories depicted him as an immensely strong man, 7 feet tall, of conspicuous bravery and swordsmanship. Rather than as a historic source, the tales are best regarded as an Early Modern equivalent of the heroic cycles of earlier Gaelic tradition.