At Tara, Lugh assembled the champions of the Tuatha Dé Danann for war against the Fomorians — the Dagda to spy and negotiate, Ogma to lead the warriors, Goibniu to forge weapons that never missed, and Dian Cécht to heal the wounded at the Well of Sláine. Together they broke Fomorian power at the Second Battle of Mag Tuired.
The Tuatha Dé Danann descended through the sky in a dark cloud upon Ireland, bringing with them the arts of sorcery, druidry, and every craft — a divine race who conquered the Fir Bolg and ruled until the coming of the Milesians.
Gofannon fab Dôn and Goibniu mac Tuirenn are the Welsh and Irish reflexes of the same Proto-Celtic smith deity, both divine craftsmen whose weapons never failed and whose feast-drinks conferred protection.
Goibniu forged spears at his anvil during the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, each weapon needing only three blows to complete, and every spear he made struck true and never missed its mark.
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