Kingship

Stories tagged Kingship:

• The Birth and Taboos of Conaire Mór Aug 14, 2025

  

  In the ancient annals of Ireland, few kings were as blessed at birth and as cursed by fate as Conaire Mór, whose story reveals the terrible burden that comes with divine kingship and the tragic consequences of breaking sacred taboos. His tale is one of supernatural birth, mystical kingship, and the inexorable working of destiny that even the greatest of kings cannot escape.

  The Divine Conception

  The story begins not with Conaire himself, but with his mother, Mess Búachalla, whose own birth was marked by wonder and mystery. She was the daughter of Étain and Cormac, king of Ulster, but her conception came about through the intervention of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the divine race that ruled Ireland before mortal men.

• Nuada of the Silver Hand Aug 12, 2025

  

  In the golden age when the Tuatha Dé Danann ruled Ireland, there was no king more beloved or more just than Nuada of the Silver Hand. But the story of how he came to bear that title is one of loss and restoration, of the price of leadership and the power of healing.

  Nuada was the first and greatest king of the Tuatha Dé Danann after they came to Ireland. Tall and noble, with eyes like winter sky and hair the color of moonlight, he was everything a king should be – wise in judgment, brave in battle, and fair in all his dealings. His voice could calm the fiercest argument, and his presence could inspire courage in the most fearful heart.

• The Story of Agamemnon the King Aug 8, 2025

  

  In the age of heroes, when the fate of nations hung on the decisions of great kings, there ruled a monarch whose power was matched only by his pride, and whose achievements were shadowed by his tragic flaws. This was Agamemnon, son of Atreus, king of Mycenae and Argos, who would lead the greatest military expedition in history but pay the ultimate price for his harsh and prideful nature.