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|family=*[[Lombard]] <small>(father)</small>

*[[Lex]] <small>(half-brother)</small>

'''Danann''' (Japanese: {{hl|ダナン|Danan}} ''Danan'') was the Duke of [[Grannvale]]'s House [[Dozel]] from Grann 760, the successor of his late father [[Lombard]], and the appointed King of [[Isaach]] following its conquest by Grannvale.  Remaining loyal to his father and Grannvale unlike his younger half-brother [[Lex]], Danann ruled as a tyrant over Isaach from the southern Rivough Castle until his downfall at the hands of [[Seliph]] in Grann 777.

In the aftermath of the war against Isaach in Grann 760, Danann was sent to Isaach with the [[Knight brigades of Grannvale|Grau Ritter]] to put down insurrections against the new Grannvale authority; he was supposed to provide his father [[Lombard]] with reinforcements in fighting [[Sigurd]]'s army at [[Silesse|Lubeck Castle]], but was delayed and unable to get there in time, resulting in Lombard's death.<ref>{{Cite|Damn it. Danann still hasn't shown up with his reinforcements. The axe knights of the Grau Ritter are all elite warriors. With that much power on his side, Danann has no excuse for taking so long to quell some little uprising in Isaach.|[[Lombard]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>  Following this, Danann succeeded him as Duke of Dozel and was appointed the King of Grannvale-occupied Isaach. Governing from Rivough Castle in the south, under his regime the Isaach natives were reduced to slave status; however, owing to the reluctance of his sons and governing assistants [[Iuchar]] and [[Iucharba]] to participate in the Empire's more heinous activities, Isaach was one of the better-off nations during the days of the Grannvale Empire.

Seventeen years later in Grann 777, upon learning that the long-hunted Isaach rebellion led by Prince [[Shannan]] was stationed in the remote village of [[Tirnanog]], Danann ordered an assault on the town, prompting [[Seliph]] to emerge from hiding and lead his limited forces in repelling the Dozel assault.  Seliph's band eventually arrived at Rivough, where he confronted and slew Danann, freeing Isaach from Grannvale control.

Danann is the final boss of [[Heir of Light|Chapter 6]], stationed at Rivough Castle.

|inventory={{Item|4|Silver Axe}}<br>{{Item|4|Thief's Sword|type=drop}}{{hover|*|Dropped if it wasn't inherited}}<br>5,000 [[Gold]]

==Personality and character==

Not unlike his father, Danann was ill-tempered and merciless to all in opposition to him; even as he subjected the people of Isaach to inhumane treatment, he lived a life of excess at Rivough.<ref>{{Cite|King Danann of Isaach was a merciless ruler, taking much after his father, Duke Lombard. He dropped the social standing of the Isaachian people to that of slaves, while he himself indulged in the pleasures of the royal palace at Rivough.|Opening narration of Chapter 6|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>  He had a preoccupation with power and prestige, with his primary fear of the existence of [[Shannan]]'s rebel army being that his authority was being undermined and that Arvis would not take kindly to the news.<ref>{{Cite|Prince Shannan's rebel army gets larger each year and they're meddling with my affairs! Don't you know they're harbouring Sigurd the Traitor's son? With them on the loose my position as King of Isaach is completely being undermined! You tell me how to explain this to His Majesty the Emperor!|Danann|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> According to [[Iucharba]], Danann was extremely weak-willed when confronted by [[Loptr Church|Loptrian]] agents, letting them have free reign over Isaach to their tastes and putting up absolutely no resistance or objection.<ref>{{Cite|And I've had about all I can handle of the Loptrians. People say they've been sacrificing children right here in Isaach. My father just lets them walk all over him. I've had it with them!|[[Iucharba]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>

|skill1=Official Movement • [[Pavise]]

|artist1=[[Artists of the Fire Emblem series#Katsuyoshi Koya|Katsuyoshi Koya]]

|eng-mean=Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for {{FEH}}; has yet to be corroborated by other sources. Possibly from the [[wikipedia:Tuatha Dé Danann|Tuatha Dé Danann]], the gods of Irish mythology.

|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Danan'''. From [[wikipedia:Danand|Danand]], the mother of [[Brian]], [[Iuchar]], and [[Iucharba]] in Irish mythology.

|eng-fan-mean=Used in the ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' [[fan translation]].

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