Treasures of Power
Lately while learning about Irish mythology and the story of the four magical treasures of the Tuatha De Danann, I couldn't help but think of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. My friend and I shared a mutual loathing of the series. We couldn't quite understand the allure of long, boring movies about a bunch of strange people wandering around the countryside, forever in battles of one kind or another, obsessed with a ring of power. The audiobook couldn't even hold my interest. Maybe I need to try again. After all, Tolkien's masterwork draws heavily from Celtic mythology. In Lord of the Rings, Sauron's big evil eye and the Mordor army marching under its' banner is similar to the Irish Mythology reference to the Formorian tyrant king "Balor of the Evil Eye". Balor, arch-villain directed his operations from his stronghold on Tory Island before he was defeated by Lugh, his Tuatha De Danaan grandson, via a magic spear through his eye. Tolkie...