Just one thing… the Nuada in Hellboy was not Silverhand, he was Nuada SilverLANCE. Nuada Silverhand comes from celtic mythology, while Nuada Silverlance was created by Guillermo del Toro. Still, it’s imposible not to see where he got the inspiration, and since I didn’t know of the existence of this Nuada, I must thank you for enlightning me (and, of course, apologize for my possibly bad english).
Just one thing… the Nuada in Hellboy was not Silverhand, he was Nuada SilverLANCE. Nuada Silverhand comes from celtic mythology, while Nuada Silverlance was created by Guillermo del Toro. Still, it’s imposible not to see where he got the inspiration, and since I didn’t know of the existence of this Nuada, I must thank you for enlightning me (and, of course, apologize for my possibly bad english).
We need more nerdy knowledge on the Internet.
I know they are not the same but like you said, this is where the inspiration came from … the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Which is why I thanked you, I really found this kinda interesting.
My pleasure. The artist is Jim Fitzpatrick, check out Lugh Long Arm and Balor of the Evil Eye.
A good book is “Gods and Fighting Men”
free here; www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14465
Covers Irish Mythology but it’s a very heavy read.