▁sp elling : ▁Nu ad ha ), ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁Air get l ám ▁( A ir ge ad l ám h , ▁meaning ▁" sil ver ▁hand / arm "), ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Tu ath a ▁Dé ▁Dan ann . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁Ne cht an , ▁Nu adu ▁Ne cht ▁and ▁El c mar , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁Bo ann . ▁He ▁is ▁mostly ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁tale ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁los es ▁his ▁arm ▁or ▁hand ▁in ▁battle , ▁and ▁thus ▁his ▁king ship , ▁but ▁reg ains ▁it ▁after ▁being ▁mag ically ▁he aled ▁by ▁D ian ▁C é cht . ▁Nu ada ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁god ▁and ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Ga ul ish ▁god ▁N od ens , ▁who ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁His ▁Wel sh ▁equivalent ▁is ▁N ud d ▁or ▁L l ud d ▁L law ▁E raint . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁Nu ada ▁probably ▁der ives ▁from ▁a ▁C elt ic ▁stem ▁* n oud ont - ▁ ▁or ▁* n oud ent -, ▁which ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien ▁suggested ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁German ic ▁root ▁meaning ▁" ac quire , ▁have ▁the ▁use ▁of ", ▁earlier ▁" to ▁catch , ▁ent rap ▁( as ▁a ▁h unter ) ". ▁M aking ▁the ▁connection ▁with ▁Nu ada ▁and ▁L l ud d ' s ▁hand , ▁he