In ancient times the Tuatha dé Danann invaded Ireland. Some say they appeared
in the clouds above the land. Some declare they sailed in from the sea, their ships
hidden in a fog bank or by smoke. And a few believe they came to Ireland in great
flying ships, landing in the Iron Mountains. Whatever the truth hidden in the
legends, the stories all agree on four points.
When they arrived in Eire, the People of Danu carried four wondrous treasures
with them—the Lia Fail (the Stone of Destiny that shouted aloud when the rightful
king touched it), the Spear of Lugh (it ensured victory to the warrior who carried
it), the Cauldron of Dagda (none went away from it unsatisfied or hungry), and
the Sword of Nuada (none escaped the one who wielded it.) No one living today
knows what happened to the four treasures, now buried or lost in the mists of
time.
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