support and, after a somewhat short but mysterious journey, finds the hall of the girl's father, where he is given a long list of things that he must accomplish before he can win the maiden's hand. One of the things he has to do is to obtain the sword of Wrnach the Giant, who can only be killed with his own weapon and will never part with it willingly. Three of King Arthur's retainers, Bedyr, Kai and the possibly somewhat learned Gwrhyr Interpreter of Languages, arrive at the castle of the giant, along with some men whom they have befriended from Chief Giant Ysbaddeden's land. Nobody has ever gone into this castle, the listener is told, and managed to escape with his life, unless he brings a craft. Kai says that he is a sword burnisher and is allowed admittance. Having burnished the giant's sword to its owner's satisfaction, Kai contrives to hold it above the giant's head whilst pretending to inspect its sheath, cuts off Wrnach's head and so achieves the task. Irish legends Cú Roi mac Dáire, ostensibly a king of Munster, in southwest Ireland, features significantly in a number of Irish legendary stories and is often depicted as a shape-changer and a giant. Bricriu’s Feast “Irish tradition frequently presents otherworld judges as large, ugly churls,” and it is in this context of a test, not of courtesy in this case but of strength and valour, that the 12th-century Irish tale Bricriu's Feast proceeds. It is found in the Book of the Dun Cow, an Irish manuscript dating to the early-12th century. The whole of the Ulster king's entourage is invited to a banquet at Bricriu's fortress. Bricriu is a renowned troublemaker, they all know this, but in spite of all the precautions they put in place, Bricriu succeeds in stirring the warriors into using violence against each other. Three of them are urged into claiming the honour given to the foremost champion of the court. In order to resolve this violent dispute, the three claimants are sent around Ireland in a number of attempts to test their courage and skill-at-arms, in what is intended to be independent arbitration. Two of the attempts to resolve this issue involve Cú Roi mac Dáire. On one occasion, the three contestants, Loegure Buadach, Conall Cernach and Cú Chulainn, are sent to the castle of Cú Roi mac Dáire to receive judgement.