Facts about The Tuatha De Danann
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Bres, a half-Fomorian king who ruled the Tuatha De Danann for seven years, was forced to abdicate after the bard Cairbre composed a satirical poem that caused him physical shame and humiliation.
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Manannán mac Lir, a divine figure associated with the Tuatha De Danann, governed the otherworldly island of Mag Mell and possessed a magical boat that sailed itself without oars or sails.
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Dagda, father-figure of the Tuatha De Danann, wielded a magical club so enormous it required eight men to carry it and could kill with one end while healing with the other.
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Ogma, a member of the Tuatha De Danann, is credited with inventing Ogham, the ancient Irish alphabet of twenty characters used for divination and inscription.
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Nuada, king of the Tuatha De Danann, lost his right arm in the First Battle of Mag Tuired and received a silver replacement hand from the physician Dian Cécht.
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Lugh of the Tuatha De Danann possessed the magical spear Areadbhair, which always found its mark and never missed its target in battle.
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In Irish mythology, the Tuatha De Danann fought the Second Battle of Mag Tuired against the Fomorians in 1897 BCE according to traditional chronology.
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Four magical treasures belonged to the Tuatha De Danann: the Stone of Fal, the Spear of Lugh, the Sword of Nuada, and the Cauldron of Dagda.