, ▁but ▁Sr eng ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁challenge ▁Nu ada ▁to ▁single ▁combat . ▁Nu ada ▁accepted , ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁Sr eng ▁fought ▁with ▁one ▁arm ▁tied ▁up . ▁Sr eng ▁refused , ▁but ▁by ▁this ▁point ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁won ▁and ▁the ▁Fir ▁Bol g ▁all ▁but ▁van qu ished . ▁The ▁Tu ath a ▁Dé ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁offer ▁Sr eng ▁one ▁quarter ▁of ▁Ireland ▁for ▁his ▁people ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁one ▁half ▁offered ▁before ▁the ▁battle , ▁and ▁he ▁chose ▁Con n acht . ▁ ▁Having ▁lost ▁his ▁arm , ▁Nu ada ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁king ship ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Tu ath a ▁Dé ▁tradition ▁that ▁their ▁king ▁must ▁be ▁phys ically ▁perfect , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁king ▁by ▁Bres , ▁a ▁half - F om or ian ▁prince ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁beauty ▁and ▁intellect . ▁The ▁F om ori ans ▁were ▁myth ological ▁enemies ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁often ▁equ ated ▁with ▁the ▁myth ological ▁" opp osing ▁force " ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Greek ▁Tit ans ▁to ▁the ▁Olymp ians , ▁and ▁during ▁Bres ' s ▁reign ▁they ▁im posed ▁great ▁t ribute ▁on ▁the ▁Tu ath a ▁Dé , ▁who ▁became ▁dis gr unt led ▁with ▁their ▁new ▁king ' s ▁opp ress ive ▁rule ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁hospital ity . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁Nu ada ▁had ▁his ▁lost ▁arm ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁working ▁silver ▁one ▁by ▁the ▁phys ician ▁D ian ▁Ce cht ▁and ▁the ▁w