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The Tuatha De Danann arrived in Ireland bearing with them their stone of destiny called the Lia Fail which they placed on the mound of Tara and after the rightful kings of Ireland were chosen when it called out. They also brought the spear of Lugh which ensured victory to whoever wielded it, The Sword of Nuada from whom none could escape and the Cauldron of the Dagda from which none would go unsatisfied.

Does anyone know any more of them?


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The Tuatha Dé Danann

The Tuatha De Danann are the Sidhe...fae folk. Not exactly from our realm, but rumored to be benevolent alien beings.

Oh yes, also have heard they do not age, Aiobheal is their Queen and they frequently mate with humans trying to save their dying race. They are allergic to iron, one touch will kill them. They like gold, do not feel cold air, taught the druids to write and gave them knowledge. I have a lot of books on this stuff, because different religions and cultures interests me.

After reading xAstartex's second post, I'd say that they do have alot of qualites of the fey, so maybe they weren't God's afterall...but if they did offer the people so much help, then maybe the people looked to them as their Gods.

I have some questions about this subject...
Do you believe that the Tuatha De Danann were "fey folk", or do you think they were the pre-christian Gods of Ireland, maybe they actually were mortal kings and over time the stories became a little different. What do you think and why?
Also, it was said earlier that iron burns their skin, I have heard that iron is poisonous to all fairys, how do you think this came about? I mean if you don't believe that these entities actually exist, and you think they are just myths, how do you think that part of the "myth" came to be? Why did people choose iron to be poisonous to them? I hope that makes sense.

they where bronze age phoenicains and danites.they had only bronze weapons which is why iron is said to be bad for them.on arrival they exterminated a neanderthall race called firbolg.alter they where conquored and assimulated by iron bearing trojan refugees.

i remember this being mentioned in the movie Willow. this is the first that i have heard of it since i saw the movie. now i am intrigued.

The ancient Egyptians had a reference to "little people" who lived in earthen mounds in the deep desert. They were deeply associated with Isis and Hathor. They were very good at finding gold and jewels.

There is belief that the lady of the lake was a Fey Queen who gave King Arthur the sword Excalibur.

The Tuatha De Danann, Sidhe, Fey are all part of the Faerie tradition. The Tuatha De Danann are original known as 'the people of the Goddess Danu'. They were driven from their original homeland to Ireland. There they became "invisible" to the rest of the world only to show them selves when need be.

Deeply set in to the earth magick they became known to the out siders as the faerie or elfin people. Some moved on to become solitary Fey. These are the ones that often are mischievous and play pranks. They are also known to dwell in the forests and nature.

As for the rest the elven folk keep to their homes and maintain silence.

Some of have seen these Faerie folk. But most have refused to notice, programed not to see outside the system. The Tuatha De Danann, Fey, Sidhe Or Faeries Have been in history since the beginning. It is not until the recent times that the stories told have become known as "fairytales" and as with all fairy tales ....there has to be the truth that started it.

Hmmm, for topics like this it would be wonderful to somehow rewind history like a movie and watch things unfold. With all the destruction of non-Christian records that occured in Ireland, it appears impossible to really tell the history of these people.

Though I do like the logic associated with Cateye's response.

There are many little tidbits concerning the Sidhe, from the mystical golden age unicorn, all the way to the elementals and their take on things.

One thing I would like to point out is that the Spear of Lugh was actually the Spear of Destiny, the Sword of Nuada was Excalibur, and the Cauldron of the Dogda(sp) was the Black Cauldron. If anyone actually remembers the cartoon movie of the same name, it was based on that particular myth.

Anywho, the Sidhe comes originally from the realm of the Golden Age. There is plenty of knowledge to look up if certain words are googled or whathaveyou.

Keywords would be: Sidhe, Golden Age, Tuatha De Danann, Fae kind, Irish myths and legends...So forth and so on.

As far as the Sidhe go, everything is always connected. This is universal law.