King of Ioruaidh
Role: king · First appears: The Gods · Lugh of the Long Hand · The Sons of Tuireann · Part 6
When Easal came to Ioruaidh and asked him to give the sons of Tuireann the whelp, the king was his son-in-law, as Easal’s daughter was his wife. But Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba fought the men of Ioruaidh: Brian defeated the king, bound him and brought him before Easal.
After the whelp was given to the sons of Tuireann, the king was unbound and peace was made.
Relationship record
Life events
- Brian defeated and bound the King of Ioruaidh in battle.(The Gods · Lugh of the Long Hand · The Sons of Tuireann · Part 6 · 📍 Ioruaidh)
- With: Brian Iuchar Iucharba
- “And at the last Brian overcame the king, and bound him, and brought him through the middle of the army, till he came to the place where Easal was, and it is what he said: ‘There is your son-in-law for you, and I swear by my hand of valour, I would think it easier to kill him three times than to bring him to you once like this.’”
- The sons of Tuireann received the whelp, the king was released, and peace was made.(The Gods · Lugh of the Long Hand · The Sons of Tuireann · Part 6 · 📍 Ioruaidh)
The Gods · Lugh of the Long Hand · The Sons of Tuireann · Part 6
- with Easal (Easal is the King of Ioruaidh's father-in-law.) “Then Easal went on shore peaceably, and he went to where his son-in-law, the king, was, and told him the story of the sons of Tuireann from beginning to end.”
- enemies with Brian “And then the two brave champions began a fierce fight together, and they did not spare one another in it.”
- enemies with Iuchar “And as for the sons of Tuireann, they began to kill and to strike at the men of Ioruaidh till they parted from one another in the fight, so that Iuchar and Iucharba chanced to be on one side, and Brian by himself on the other side.”
- enemies with Iucharba “And as for the sons of Tuireann, they began to kill and to strike at the men of Ioruaidh till they parted from one another in the fight, so that Iuchar and Iucharba chanced to be on one side, and Brian by himself on the other side.”
- parent: Flidais (No parent relationship stated; omitted.) “And he went into the city of Teamhair, and shut the gate after him, and he put on Manannan's smooth armour, and the cloak, of the daughters of Flidais, and he took his own arms in his hand.”
- elder kin: Easal “for a daughter of mine is his wife, and I would wish to persuade him to give you the whelp without a battle.”
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Extracted from the original text of Gods and Fighting Men. Made with Rho MD.