Brian / ććŖć¢ć³, Iuchar / ćØćć³, Iucharba / ćØćć«ć“ć”, Danann / ććć³ and Dahna / ćć¼ć
Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba are the three sons of Danann of House Dozel in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. These brothers get their name from the sons of Tuireann found in the Irish tale The Tragedy of the Sons of Tuireann. In the story, it is said that the three sons of Tuireann and the three sons of Cainteāone being Cian, father of the god Lughāhave bad blood between each other. Anytime they encountered each other, a fight would break out. While traveling without his brothers, Cian saw the sons of Tuireann from a distance. Fearing what might happen to him, he turned himself into a pig to blend in with a nearby herd. But the eldest Tuireann brother, Brian (sometimes called Uar), noticed this man's disappearance and ordered his younger brothers Iucha[i]r and Iucharba to find him amongst the swine. The younger brothers were turned into hounds by Brian and slaughtered the pigs, with the elder brother casting a spear to pin down the fleeing Cian. Upon him revealing his identity and requesting mercy, Iucha[i]r and Iucharba were deeply apologetic; Brian, however, had no desire for peace. He convinced his brothers to join him in stoning Cian to death.
Though the brothers buried the corpse, the torn earth told the truth. Quite literally, in fact: when Lugh arrived at the site, the earth spoke, recounting what happened. As punishment, Lugh places an ericāa toll for taking a lifeāon the brothers: they are tasked with traversing the world and collecting eight treasures. These consisted of three apples from the Garden of the Hesperides (of Greek myth); a pigskin capable of perfectly healing anyone from King Tuis of Greece; a poison-tipped spear (debated as to being the GĆ”e Assail or the Areadbhair) from King Pisear of Persia; two horses and a chariot that can ride across the ocean from King Dobar of Sicily; seven pigs that can be eaten and reappear in the morning from King Easal of the Golden Pillars; the young pup Failinis from the King of loruaidh; the cooking spit of the women of Inis Fionnchuire, an underwater island lying between Ireland and Britain; and three shouts from atop the hill of Miodhchaoin. The brothers were able to accomplish the first seven tasks. These typically followed a pattern of Brian deciding to appear in the court of the given king as a poet or mercenary seeking work, directly asking the king to just give them what they want, and slaughtering everyone when they are denied. However, the last task would be the end of them: Miodhchaoin and his three sons would do battle with the brothers, already left ragged from their previous encounters. Though Brain, Iucha[i]r and Iucharba came out victorious, they would live just long enough to shout thrice from the hilltop.
The most apparent connection between the sons of Tuireann and the sons of Danann is found in the characters' personalities. In Genealogy of the Holy War, Brian seeks vengeance for the death of his father and grandfather and remains allied to Julius and the Loptrian Empire. Iuchar and Iucharba are both conditioned by their father to enact injustices upon the people of Isaach, but in truth have good intentions. Iuchar in particular leans more into the comedic aspect the younger Tuireann brothers present in the Irish tale.
In Japanese, Brian's name is ććŖć¢ć³ (rÅmaji: burian), and is officially romanized as Burian. Far less obvious are the names of the younger brothers; in Japanese, Iuchar is named ćØćć³ (rÅmaji: yohan), officially romanized as Johan, while Iucharba is named ćØćć«ć“ć” (rÅmaji: yoharuva), officially romanized as Johalva. As it turns out, the similar ćØćć« (rÅmaji: yoharu) and identical ćØćć«ć“ć” are some of the most common renderings of Iuchar and Iucharba, though ć¦ććć« (rÅmaji: yuhharu)and ć¦ććć«ć“ć” (rÅmaji: yuhharuva) are also frequently used.
The localized name, Dahna, seems to come from the ad-Dahna Desert, a region of the Arabian Desert. This would relate to the city being on the border of the Aed Desert, but has no other real connections.
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