Balor's arm is said (mythologically in place of Nuadha) to have been taken either in the heat of battle itself or while being tortured as a prisoner of war. The warring with man saw the decline of the king and the rise of his son in his place. Neither Nuada nor Nuala mention their mother, leading fans to believe that she died while they were very young and Balor tried to blot her loss from his memory. Nothing is said of what happened to the she-elf, but it is shown in the film and in the novelization that she was not present when Balor formed the Golden Army. The name of Balor's wife that bore the children is unknown, but speculation exists that she was either Danu or one of the Tuatha de Danan or descendants of the Irish mother-goddess. He was known as a fierce and cunning warrior until the loss of his left arm, from the hand up to the shoulder, to enemies.īalor's two children (twins being odd for elves) were blessed with a supernatural link and equally impressive abilities Nuala held spiritual and emotional abilities, telepathy for elves being more linked to spiritual and emotional aspects instead of cerebral activity while Nuada held physical and mental prowess. Balor was born into royalty and was forced to defend his crown. Balor was alive when Aiglin, the father tree ('tree of life' in many human religious and cultural beliefs) was the focal point of activity on earth.

The exact length of Balor's reign is unknown, as well as what transpired before his warring with humanity, other than the peace that existed among the magical races and mankind. At that time, Ireland was known to humans as Erinland or Eirin, near what is known today as the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim. Balor was born, like all the other royal elves, in Ireland. He was the father of two children, twin siblings Princess Nuala and Prince Nuada. King Balor was the oldest living elf on earth surviving into the 21st Century (in theory). Despite forming a truce with humanity, Balor lost the war to man's conquest and his son, Prince Nuada's, anger.

The Golden Army was forged at his command as well as the crown accompanying it. King Balor is the legendary one-armed king of Elfland and ruler of all magical races (collectively known as 'the sons of the earth' or the Bethmoora Clan).

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