The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog

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Plot

Characters

Mystic Knights

• Rohan: An orphan raised by the druid Cathbad. Rohan is noble, courageous, and steadfast, but sometimes allows his emotions to take control of him. His weapon is the Sword of Kells, which can emit fire. He also has possession of the Dragon's Breath Dagger, which he uses to summon Pyre, the Dragon of Dare. To win his red and gold Mystic Armor, he must defeat the Ice Lord of Temra. To don his armor, he shouts "Fire within me!". He is also identified as the mighty warrior Draganta who is destined to bring peace to Kells for 100 lifetimes. Later in the series, Rohan obtains the ability to become more powerful by shouting "Battle Fury!" when he has his armor made powerful in the forge within the Mountains of Gloom. His Battle Fury armor is crimson and gold. Eventually it is also revealed that he is the son of Queen Maeve, with Lugad as his half-brother.

• Deirdre
  Deirdre
  
  Deirdre or Derdriu is the foremost tragedy heroine in Irish mythology. Her story is part of the Ulster Cycle.Deirdre was the daughter of Fedlimid mac Daill, a bard....
  : The princess
  Princess
  
  Princess, is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or her daughters.For many centuries, the title "princess" was not regularly used for a monarch's daughter, who might simply be called "Lady" or a non-English equivalent; Old English language had no female equivalent to "prince", "earl"...
   of Kells. Her weapon is the Whirlwind Crossbow. which shoots a burst of air
  AIR
  
  Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
  . To win her white and gold Mystic Armor, she must defeat the Lightning Bat of Temra. To don her armor, she shouts "Air above me!". Deirdre is the most logical-minded of the Mystic Knights, and is therefore sometimes frustrated by her companions' foibles.

• Ivar: A prince from a distant land, Ivar came to Kells in search of his country's sacred chalice
  Chalice (cup)
  
  A chalice is a goblet intended to hold a drink. In general religious terms, it is intended for quaffing during a ceremony....
  . It was later revealed the chalice was stolen by Torc, Maeve's general. His weapon is the Barbed Trident which shoots blue bolts of electricity
  Electricity
  
  Electricity is a general term that encompasses a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena such as lightning and static electricity, but in addition, less familiar concepts such as the electromagnetic field and electromagnetic induction....
  . To obtain his blue and gold Armor, he had to defeat the Sea Serpent of Temra. To don his armor, he shouts "Water around me!". Ivar is loyal to his friends, but can be distracted by his search for the stolen chalice, often to his own detriment. He later gains the Defender vehicle (which was meant to be used for Lugad) from Torc.

• Angus: Angus is Rohan's best friend and a well-known, boastful thief, who often gets into trouble. His weapon is the Terra Sling Mace which throws giant boulders and can cause earthquake. To obtain his silver and gold Mystic Armor, he had to defeat the Rock Wolf of Temra. To don his armor, he shouts "Earth beneath me!".

• Garrett: Garrett is the prince of Reged, an ally of Kells. Garrett and Deirdre were promised in marriage; therefore Garrett first came to Kells to claim his bride. Garrett has the unique ability to command any animal by locking eyes with it. His weapons are the Twin Timber Axes which shoot a beam of energy. To obtain his brown and gold Mystic Armor, he had to defeat a giant spider
  Spider
  
  Spiders are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae modified into fangs that inject venom. In their bodies the usual arthropod segments are fused into two Tagma , the cephalothorax and abdomen, joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel....
   that dwelled in the Banshee Woods. To don his armor, he shouts "Forest before me!". In exchange for returning Princess Lynette to her homeland, Garrett was given the Dragon Bow Vehicle and he returned with it when the Mystic Knights were facing Lugad.

Allies

• King Conchobar
  Conchobar mac Nessa
  
  Conchobar mac Nessa is the king of Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He rules from Emain Macha ....
  : Conchobar is the king of Kells and the father of Deirdre. With Maeve using dark magic to try to help her win the war between their kingdoms, he is in desperate need of the Mystic Knights help.

• Cathbad
  Cathbad
  
  Cathbad is the chief druid in the court of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology.In his younger days he was a warrior, leading a landless band of twenty-seven men....
  : A druid
  Druid
  
  A druid was a member of the priestly and learned class in the ancient Celts societies of Western Europe, Great Britain and Ireland. They were suppressed by the Ancient Rome and disappeared from the written record by the second century CE....
   and advisor to King Conchobar. He also raised Rohan when he was an orphan. A father figure who did his best to raise Rohan as an apprentice. Opposed to Rohan's hanging around with Angus because Angus, being a thief, tends to cause trouble. He can foresee the future and mentors the Mystic Knights. His powers can rival Maeve's, but are limited largely to extra-sensory perception. In "Battle of the Druids," it was revealed that his teacher was Sithchenn who had recently allied with Maeve. Cathbad managed to vanquish his teacher in a druid battle.

• King Fin Varra: The King of Tir Na Nóg. A Dwarf
  Dwarf
  
  A dwarf is a creature from Continental Germanic mythology, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, and role-playing games. It usually has magical talents, often involving metallurgy....
   with great power who gives the Mystic Knights their weapons, as well as occasional advice. He is the rival of the dark fairy, Mider.

• Aideen: A sprite who assists the Mystic Knights. She has affection for Rohan and is consequently jealous of Diedre.

• Pyre: An ancient Dragon
  Dragon
  
  File:Ukiyo-e dragon 2.jpgThe dragon is a legendary creature with serpentine shape or otherwise reptilian traits that features in the mythology of many cultures....
   associated with the Mystic Knight of Fire. At first unwilling to tolerate any human presence
  Presence
  
  Presence is the seventh studio album by England Rock music band Led Zeppelin, released by Swan Song Records on March 31, 1976. The album was written and recorded during a tumultuous time in the band's history, as Robert Plant was recuperating from serious injuries he had sustained in a recent car accident....
  , he soon comes to admire Rohan, and later recognizes the Knight as Draganta, the legendary hero. Fiercely the rival of Tyrune the Hydra. Pyre wears a gemmed cuirass, through which he presumably makes contact with his rider's Dragon's Breath Dagger. His likeness is worked into the Mystic Armor.

• The Drageen: The son of Pyre.

Villains

• Queen Maeve
  Medb
  
  Medb ; modern , ; reformed modern Irish Meabh, ; sometimes Anglicised Maeve, Maev, or Maive , is Queen regnant of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology....
  : Maeve is the queen of Temra. She believes that being the ruler of Kells is her birthright, so she recruits the help of the dark fairy Mider. She is later revealed as Rohan's mother and that of Lugad. In the final battle, Maeve takes over Kells until Lugad frees the captive Knights during Maeve's fight with Rohan. Queen Maeve uses her magic to assume a half woman, half-serpent form with eye beams. Upon being defeated and regressing back to her human form by the combined powers of Rohan and Lugad, Queen Maeve is banished to another island by King Conchobar.

• Torc: Maeve's general who was a former general in Kells before he betrayed them. He stole a silver chalice from Ivar's kingdom, which Maeve frequently uses to perform dark magic. During the time Lugad was with Maeve, Torc used the Defender vehicle that was meant for Lugad only to lose it to Ivar. In the final battle, Torc learns that Maeve has been defeated and flees with his army.

• Mider: A dark fairy who helps Maeve with dark magic. He uses the silver chalice from Ivar's kingdom to increase his magical power. After Maeve's defeat and banishment, he aligned himself with the sorceress Nemain.

• The Four Sentinels of Temra: These are the four beings that the Knights had to fight in order to gain their Mystic Armor. They later fell under the control of Maeve, having formerly served Mider. The Four Sentinels are:
• The Ice Lord of Temra: A skull-headed ice lord and Queen Maeve's main general. Rohan fought him in order to gain his Mystic Armor.
• The Lightning Bat of Temra: A bat-headed member of the Four Sentinels. Diedre fought him in order to gain her Mystic Armor. He wields a bat-shaped boomerang.
• The Sea Serpent of Temra: A sea serpent-headed member of the Four Sentinels. Ivar fought him in order to gain his Mystic Armor.
• The Rock Wolf of Temra: A wolf-headed member of the Four Sentinels. Angus fought him in order to gain his armor. He weilds a set of claws on his forearm and a sword.

• Bogies: Little people who work as spies for Queen Maeve.

• Tyrune: Tyrune is the three-headed hydra
  Lernaean Hydra
  
  In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra The Hydra was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna , noisome offspring of the earth goddess, Gaia. It was said to be the sibling of the Nemean Lion, the Stymphalian birds, the Chimera ,and Cerberus....
   of Temra. Maeve tricked Rohan into saying a druid incantation that released Tyrune from his imprisonment. This giant flying creature sometimes attacks without any warning. Often fights Pyre, as they are rival dragons. His heads can separate from its body and can attack independently.

• Lugad: Lugad was brought in near the end of the season. He is half human and half demon
  Demon
  
  In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit. In Christian terms demons are generally understood as fallen angels, formerly of God....
  , due to mutations wrought in him by the sorceress Nemain. Lugad is the son of Maeve and the brother of Rohan. Lugad eventually turns against Maeve and leaves Kells.

• Nemain
  Nemain
  
  In Irish mythology, Nemain is the fairy spirit of the frenzied havoc of war, and possibly an aspect of the Morr?gan....
  : The former ruler of Temra until her student Maeve took it over by force. She even wrought about the mutations upon Lugad when Maeve came to bring him to Temra. Since then, she plotted to overthrow Maeve and now and then aided the Mystic Knights in disguise. When Maeve is defeated, she makes a contract with Mider which ended the series in a cliffhanger
  Cliffhanger
  
  A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation....
  .

Monsters

• Ogre
  Ogre
  
  An ogre is a large, cruel and hideous humanoid monster], featured in mythology, folklore and fiction. Ogres are often depicted in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings, and have appeared in many classic works of literature....
   (1-2) - This was the first monster Queen Maeve summoned in her war against Kells. It can shoot fireballs from its mouth. Maeve used it to attack Kells. It's was too much for the army of Kells until Rohan and the other arrived. Following the Temran army's retreat, Maeve sent the Ogre into battle. With a combination of their weapons, Rohan and the others destroyed the Ogre.
• Juggernaut (3) - While Rohan was fighting the Ice Lord of Temra, Queen Maeve created an invincible Juggernaut from a living rock to attack the others. It can shoot boulders from its mouth. Once Rohan had obtained his armor, he helped to destroy it.
• Tash Hound
  Hound
  
  A hound is a Dog type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the prey. It can be contrasted with the gun dog, which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey, and with the retriever, which recovers shot quarry....
   of Temra (4) - When Rohan fell into Maeve's trap, he ended up fighting the Tash Hound of Temra. It was a two-headed dog
  Dog
  
  The dog is a domesticated subspecies of the Gray Wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties....
   (similar to Orthrus
  Orthrus
  
  In Greek mythology, Orthrus was a multi-headed animal dog and a doublet of Cerberus, both whelped by the chthonic monster Echidna by Typhon....
   of Greek Mythology) that can disappear into the shadows. Once Diedre had obtained her armor, she helped Rohan defeat the Tash Hound of Temra.
• Cyclops
  Cyclops
  
  In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, a cyclops , is a member of a primordial race of giant , each with a single eye in the middle of its forehead....
   (5) - A Cyclops-like monster with Ipotane
  Ipotane
  
  In Greek mythology, Silenus was a companion and tutor to the wine Greek god Dionysus. The name is derived from Silenoi, the followers of Dionysus....
  -like legs and a lizard
  Lizard
  
  Lizards are a large and widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 5,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains....
  -like tail. Maeve sent it to attack a village. Very stupid, but nearly invulnerable. Once Ivar got his armor, the Knights defeated this monster.
• Bull of Temra (6) - After Angus was rescued, Maeve summoned this minotaur
  Minotaur
  
  In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature that was part man and part Bull . It dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur....
  -like monster to fight the knights. It has two sets of horns: one set was composed of small stubby horns, and the other ram-like horns. It can shoot electrical-like beams from its small horns. Once Angus got his armor, the monster was defeated.
• Unnamed Creature #1 (15) - Cathbad's teacher Sithchenn predicted that a monster will cross Darkness Loch and attack Kells. At the same time, Maeve summoned this lizard-faced monster with dragon wings, four tendrils for arms and a snake tail for legs to attack Kells. The Mystic Knights fought this monster at Darkness Loch and repelled it.
• Water Creature (20) - A Plesiosaurus/Water Dragon-resembling creature with a long tongue that dwells in the waters in Valley Long. Queen Maeve had it attack Rohan, Ivar, and Angus. It ended up swallowing Ivar. Rohan and Angus tried to get the monster to swallow up Ivar's trident. With Diedre's help, Ivar got his trident and used his trident to get the Water Creature to spit it out before the Water Creature was destroyed by the Mystic Knights.
• Flying Creature (21) - A fire-shooting Stork/Pteranodon creature with ram-like horns. Queen Maeve summoned it to target Prince Garrett. It ran afoul of Rohan and Angus in the first encounter. By the next encounter, Garrett used his special ability to command the creature to return to where it came from never to come to Kells again.
• Spectre
  SPECTRE
  
  SPECTRE is a fictional global Terrorism organisation featured in the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, the films based on those novels, and James Bond video games....
  s of Banshee Woods (24) - When Garrett was told by King Fin Varra that his test to obtain his Mystic Knight armor, Midar summoned these 4 evil spectres to attack the Mystic Knights. The spectres ranged from an ant spectre, a porcupine/stingray spectre, a trilobite spectre, and a bat spectre. Garrett sought out his armor while the Mystic Knights fought these spectres. Once Garrett obtained his armor, he defeated these spectres.
• Giant Falcon (25) - Mider gave Maeve and Torc a falcon that will retrieve a map leading to a special dragon egg that Angus recently hid. Upon Rohan and Angus encountering Maeve and her army, she used the Runestone to turn it into a monster. Rohan and Angus don their armors and fight it. Aideen alerts the other knights and Deirdre and Ivar join the battle and repel the Giant Falcon.
• Wyvern
  Wyvern
  
  A wyvern or wivern is a Legendary creature winged reptile creature with two legs often found in mediaeval heraldry. The word is derived from Middle English wyvere, from Old North French wivre "viper"....
   (27) - A legless Wyvern who can shoot energy beams from its tail. At first, the Mystic Knights thought the invading Northmen that captured King Conchobar had control of it. It was actually Mider who had the Wyvern summoned on Maeve's behalf to set up the Northmen in a threat to invade the entire island. Rohan, Angus, and Garrett engage the Wyvern. As Garrett heads off to rescue King Conchobar from Maeve, Rohan and Angus's attacks weren't even having effect on the Wyvern. It was defeated by Pyre.
• Fire Creature (29) - When Angus was on trial for crimes he did not commit, Mider had Maeve summon a fiery creature to attack Kells. Rohan and Deirdre engaged the Fire Creature. When Ivar catches the real thief hired by Maeve and Angus is declared innocent, they joined the fight against the Fire Creature. With help from Pyre, the Mystic Knights vanquish the Fire Creature.
• Spiked Warrior (32) - After Maeve reclaimed the Silver Chalice from Kells, she summoned this trident-wielding spikey warrior to attack the Mystic Knights. Rohan, Deirdre, and Angus don their armor and were no match for it. When Ivar fired his trident attack on the Silver Chalice, it shot out energy that destroyed the monster.
• Phantom Boar (33) - Mider unleashed this ghostly boar to attack King Conchobar and Lady Fionna (whom was Queen Maeve in disguise). King Conchobar defeated it easily with one hit from his sword.
• Worm of Woe (34) - To ensure that King Conchobar and King Fin Varra don't fulfill a prophecy where they have to sit on each others thrones for a day, Queen Maeve unleashes the Worm of Woe upon Tir Na Nóg. It managed to disarm Rohan and Ivar of their weapons and corner them. Aideen arrives to distract it while Rohan and Ivar grab their weapons and armor up. Rohan and Ivar combined their attacks to destroy the Worm of Woe.
• Three-Headed Monster (38) - When Prince Gann got hold of Maeve's scepter, he used it's magic to summon this flying three-headed monster with fiery breath. Maeve had Torc evade it to get her scepter. With the scepter recovered, Maeve took control of it and sent it after Gann. The Mystic Knights encountered it attacking Gann. While Rohan went to rescue him, the others armored up and fought the monster. After Rohan reclaimed his sword and repelled Torc, he helped the others to fight the monster.
• Grindon (39) - This flying, barb-breathing monster is a scourge in Princess Lynette's homeland. It has been pursuing Princess Lynette for quite some time since she wanted Grindon destroyed. Grindon came to Kells and attacked the Kells soldiers and the Mystic Knights after it attacked some Temran villages. Upon armoring up, the Mystic Knights' weapons couldn't affect it and it even prevented Rohan from calling Pyre. Torc arrived with his soldiers and Tyrune who engaged it in battle. The Mystic Knights used their attacks on Grindon causing it to flee into Kells. It later attacked the castle and was repelled by the Mystic Knights. Lynette warned them that it will return at sunset and if it gets in, the castle will fall. After Princess Lynette left the castle, the Mystic Knights went after her and divised a plan to lure Grindon out into the opening. Finally learning the riddle given to them by King Fin Varra, Rohan has Princess Lynette use his sword and destroy Grindon.
• Evil Eye (40) - Following Rohan being subjected to a potion that fills him with doubt, Queen Maeve summons this laser-shooting, tentacled eye to assist in the attack on Kells. Dierdre and Ivar encountered the Evil Eye and armored up to fight back. Once Rohan regains his confidence, he and Angus help Dierdre and Ivar vanquish the Evil Eye.
• Giant Panther (42) - A large saber-tooth black panther who assisted the Temran army in it's fight against the Kells army. It was easily defeated by the Mystic Knights.
• Griffin
  Griffin
  
  The griffin is a fantasy creature with the body of a lion and the head and often wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature....
   (42) - To test Lugad to see if he's ready, Queen Maeve summoned three griffins to do battle with him. Lugad manages to defeat them in combat.
• Shadow Monster (48) - Queen Maeve summoned this shadowy monster to assume the form of Lugad in her attack on Kells. Dierdre, Rohan, and Garrett managed to see through it's disguise and armored up. They drove the Shadow Monster out of Kells as Angus and Ivar show up. They combined their attacks and destroyed the Shadow Monster.

Episodes

1. Legend of the Ancient Scroll (9/1/1998) -
2. Tir Na Nóg (9/2/1998) -
3. The Fire Dragon of Dare (9/3/1998) -
4. Tash Hound of Temra (9/4/1998) -
5. Ivar and the Sea Serpent (9/5/1998) -
6. The Wolf in the Rocks (9/7/1998) -
7. The Taming of Pyre Pt. 1 (9/8/1998) -
8. The Taming of Pyre Pt. 2 (9/9/1998) -
9. Draganta (9/10/1998) -
10. War of the Little People (9/11/1998) -
11. Dragon's Fury (9/28/1998) -
12. Tyrune (9/29/1998) -
13. Tyrune Returns (9/30/1998) -
14. Aideen and the Stone Princess (10/1/1998)
15. Battle of the Druids (10/2/1998) -
16. Queen Deirdre (10/26/1998) -
17. Night of the Spirits (10/27/1998) -
18. Aideen's Choice (10/28/1998) -
19. Divide & Conquer (10/29/1998) -
20. Eye of the Beholder (10/30/1998) -
21. Garrett and the Princess -
22. Traitor of Kells -
23. The Fifth Knight -
24. The Mystic Knight of Forest -
25. Egg of the Dragon -
26. The Drageen -
27. A King's Ransom -
28. The Curse of Kells -
29. The Trial of Angus -
30. Mider: King of Temra -
31. The Buckler of Bre -
32. Ivar's Revenge -
33. King's Bride -
34. All Kings Great and Small -
35. The Wish -
36. The Lost King -
37. Friends for Life -
38. The Prisoner Prince -
39. Shipwrecked -
40. Rohan's Doubt -
41. The Barrow of Balin -
42. Dark Rider -
43. The Warrior of Temra -
44. Battle Fury -
45. Lugad's Challenge -
46. The Mark of Destiny -
47. The Queen Mother -
48. Knight in the Forest -
49. The Final Battle -
50. Banished -

Cast

• Lochlainn O'Mearain - Rohan/Mystic Knight of Fire
• Lisa Dwan
  Lisa Dwan
  
  Lisa Dwan is an Ireland Acting, from Coosan, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.She originally wanted to be a ballet dancer and quit school at the age of 14, after winning a scholarship to attend a ballet school in Leeds....
   - Deirdre/Mystic Knight of Air
• Vincent Walsh - Angus/Mystic Knight of Earth
• Justin Pierre
  Justin Pierre (actor)
  
  Justin Pierre is an Ireland Acting best known for playing the role of Prince Ivar, the Mystic Knight of Water, on Saban Entertainment's The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog....
   - Ivar/Mystic Knight of Water
• Kelly Campbell - Aideen
• Charlotte Bradley - Queen Maeve
• Ned Dennehy - Mider
• Peadar Lamb - Fin Varra
• Stephen Brennan - King Conchobar
• Ben Palmer
  Ben Palmer
  
  Ben Palmer is a United Kingdom actor and Television director who is well known for being the director of Bo' Selecta and working with John Noel ....
   - Garrett/Mystic Knight of Forest (Eps 21-27, 39, 48-50)

Voice Cast

• Ned Dennehy - The Lightning Bat of Temra, The Rock Wolf of Temra
• Shaun Elebert - The Ice Lord of Temra
• Enda Kilroy - The Sea Serpent of Temra

VHS & DVD release

See also

• The Ulster Cycle
  Ulster Cycle
  
  The Ulster Cycle, formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties County Armagh, County Down and County Louth....
   - The Irish legends concerning the actual Conchobar, Cathbad, Deirdre, and Maeve.

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