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The Cauldron of Dagda

Artifact

The Undry — a cauldron of endless abundance, and the namesake treasure of Book II

Artifact
Sources: - Cath Maige Tuired; Lebor Gábala Érenn. Modern: Proinsias Mac Cana, James MacKillop.

Book II

Novel Canon Role: - Namesake of Book II (Cauldron of Dagda). Merona retrieves it in Book II as part of learning her own divine lineage.

One of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, alongside the Spear of Lugh, the Sword of Nuada, and the Stone of Fal. Known in the medieval tradition as "the Undry" (Old Irish: Coire Ansic) — an inexhaustible cauldron of food and abundance. Belongs to the Dagda, chieftain-god of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Per the Lebor Gábala Érenn, brought into Ireland from Murias, one of the four legendary Otherworldly cities.

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