King Arthur by Daniel Mersey

Author:Daniel Mersey
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: King Arthur
ISBN: 9781782009382
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

An Italian mosaic pavement depicting King Arthur, c. 1166. (Otranto Cathedral, Italy / Alinari / The Bridgeman Art Library)

Next was the hunting of the poisonous boar king Twrch Trwyth – the Hog Chief – and his seven piglets. Twrch Trwyth had recently destroyed a third of Ireland, and Menw turned himself into a bird to find the boar king and tried to snatch a razor, shears, and comb held on the boar’s deadly bristles; Ysbaddaden had demanded these be delivered to him so that he could trim his hair and beard with them. Menw was caught by Twrch Trwyth and crippled by the boar’s poisonous spines. Returning to Ireland, Arthur and his huntsmen pursued Twrch Trwyth with dogs for nine days and nine nights. In this time only one of the piglets was killed. Gwrhwr Gwalstawd turned himself into a bird and tried to talk to the boar king, without success. Twrch Trwyth and his remaining piglets swam to Wales and laid waste to the south, pursued by Arthur all the time. Eventually brought to bay, Twrch Trwyth killed many of Arthur’s warriors and Arthur’s warriors killed the piglets, but the boar king escaped into the River Severn and then to Cornwall. Twrch Trwyth finally fled into the sea, never to be seen again: but Arthur had succeeded in taking his razor, shears, and comb.

Collecting blood from the Very Black Witch was the last task. She lived in a cave in the uplands of hell and defeated four of Arthur’s warriors before he himself went to the cave and split her in two with his knife Carnwennan. Caw of Prydyn collected the blood and this final task was completed.

Returning to Ysbaddaden, Culhwch took Olwen as his wife, and Ysbaddaden was dragged to a mound and beheaded. And that is how Culhwch won Olwen, daughter of Ysbaddaden.

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