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The Children of Tuireann

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The Children of Tuireann	comment	The Fate of the Children of Tuireann (also known by at least half a dozen different title variants) is an Irish legendary romance, part of the Mythological Cycle of Irish Mythology.During the second reign of Nuada of the Silver Hand as High King of Ireland, Ireland is oppressed by the Fomor who extort high taxes from the Tuatha Dé Danann. When Lugh of the Long Hand, chief commander of the Tuatha Dé Danann armies, slaughters the tax-collectors of the Fomor, the Fomor mount a punitive expedition.Lugh's father Cian, son of Cainte, assists his son in rallying the Tuatha Dé to defense. It is on this mission that he runs into the three sons of Tuireann: Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba — mortal enemies of the sons of Cainte. The encounter ends with the death of Cian at the hands of the brothers.The Fomor are repelled, but Lugh notices that his father is missing. Discovering Cian's body, he guesses the identity of the killers. In the middle of the victory celebrations, Lugh confronts the sons of Tuireann. Brian refuses to confess, but agrees they will pay the blood-fine for Cian — believing they will come out easy in this way.But Lugh is not so easily appeased. To pay for the death of Cian, he sends the three brothers on a quest to retrieve seven powerful magical objects from all the corners of the world and bring them back to Ireland, so they will help the Tuatha Dé Danann in their coming showdown with the Fomor. With no choice to refuse, the sons of Tuireann set out on a mission against all odds that will lead them to Greece, Persia, and even more exotic places — but can the task be fulfilled at all?Online translation here.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_17330d6c	comment	Terrible Trio: Of the three sons of Tuireann, Brian is the only one with any ideas or skill to speak of.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_1c3423d6	type	The Quest
The Children of Tuireann / int_1c3423d6	comment	The Quest: The mission of the sons of Tuireann to collect the blood-fine for the murder of Cian.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_1fb440a6	type	Voluntary Shapeshifting
The Children of Tuireann / int_1fb440a6	comment	Voluntary Shapeshifting: Cian, Brian and his brothers, and many of their opponents shift into animal shapes almost casually.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_545744ee	type	Plot Coupon That Does Something
The Children of Tuireann / int_545744ee	comment	Plot Coupon That Does Something: The Healing Apples of Hisberna and the Burning Spear of the King of Persia are of great use to the sons of Tuireann in obtaining the other artifacts. The golden apples instantly cure any wound or disease, and regenerate so that they never run out. The pig skin similarly cures anyone who is wrapped up in it. It's thanks to these that the brothers survive most of their adventure.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_863fa679	type	What Happened to the Mouse?
The Children of Tuireann / int_863fa679	comment	What Happened to the Mouse?: Lugh receives all of the artifacts he requested, but despite their incredible usefulness most of them are never mentioned again in the same mythological cycle (though they were presumably used "offscreen" during the war with the Fomorians).
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The Children of Tuireann / int_9e943076	type	One-Man Army
The Children of Tuireann / int_9e943076	comment	One-Man Army: The three sons of Tuireann mow down entire armies.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_bb01ad0e	type	Cool Boat
The Children of Tuireann / int_bb01ad0e	comment	Cool Boat: Scuabtuinne, or "wave-sweeper", the boat of Manannan the sons of Tuireann borrow from Lugh. It self-adjusts its size and sails and steers all by itself.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_beb9a361	type	Anti-Hero
The Children of Tuireann / int_beb9a361	comment	Anti-Hero: The sons of Tuireann, especially Brian. He kills Cian even though Cian asks for mercy, has no qualms about denying the deed in public, and never shows any remorse.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_d45c0b86	type	Refuge in Audacity
The Children of Tuireann / int_d45c0b86	comment	Refuge in Audacity: When Brian finally finds the cooking spit of the undersea women, he simply walks up and grabs it. The women laugh, saying there's no way he and his brothers could have possibly taken the spit by force, but they're so amused by his audacity that they simply let him have it.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_d4d8d831	comment	Feuding Families: The sons of Tuireann and the sons of Cainte. There is no explanation of how their feud came into existence.
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The Children of Tuireann / int_e542b0f5	comment	Geas: Lugh of the Long Hand is "under geis" never to refuse a second request. The sons of Tuireann exploit this by asking him to lend them the horse of Manannan, which he refuses, then ask him for the boat of Manannan, which is what they actually want.
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