Kings

Stories tagged Kings:

• The First Battle of Mag Tuired Aug 12, 2025

  

  In the ancient days when Ireland was young and the mists of time still veiled the land, two great peoples came to claim the emerald isle as their own. First came the Fir Bolg, the Men of Bags, who had learned the arts of war and agriculture during their long exile. They divided Ireland into five provinces and ruled with wisdom and strength for many generations.

  But from the northern islands beyond the edge of the world came another race – the Tuatha Dé Danann, the People of the Goddess Danu. These were the shining ones, skilled in magic and druidry, who brought with them four great treasures: the Stone of Destiny that would cry out when the true king sat upon it, the Spear of Lugh that never missed its mark, the Sword of Light that no armor could turn, and the Cauldron of Rebirth that could feed any host and restore the dead to life.

• The Lia Fáil, the Stone of Destiny Aug 12, 2025

  

  Among the four great treasures that the Tuatha Dé Danann brought with them when they came to Ireland, none was more important to the governance of the land than the Lia Fáil, the Stone of Destiny. This was no ordinary stone, but a sacred pillar that held within it the very essence of rightful kingship and the power to recognize truth from falsehood.

  The Lia Fáil stood upon the Hill of Tara, the most sacred place in all of Ireland, where the High Kings held their court and made the laws that governed the entire island. It was a tall pillar of pale stone, smooth as silk but harder than iron, and carved with spirals and symbols so ancient that even the druids could not read them all.