w ch ' s ▁horses , ▁angry ▁that ▁his ▁permission ▁was ▁not ▁sought ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁marriage . ▁Math ol w ch ▁is ▁deeply ▁off ended ▁until ▁Bran ▁offers ▁him ▁compens ation ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁magic ▁ca uld ron ▁that ▁can ▁restore ▁the ▁dead ▁to ▁life . ▁P leased ▁with ▁the ▁gift , ▁Math ol w ch ▁and ▁Bran wen ▁sail ▁back ▁to ▁Ireland ▁to ▁reign . ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁Math ol w ch ' s ▁kingdom , ▁Bran wen ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁son , ▁G wer n , ▁but ▁E fn ys ien ' s ▁ins ult ▁continues ▁to ▁rank le ▁among ▁the ▁Irish ▁and , ▁eventually , ▁Bran wen ▁is ▁mist re ated , ▁ban ished ▁to ▁the ▁kingdom ▁and ▁be aten ▁every ▁day . ▁She ▁t ames ▁a ▁star ling ▁and ▁sends ▁it ▁across ▁the ▁Irish ▁Sea ▁with ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁her ▁brother ▁B end ige id fran , ▁who ▁ra ises ▁a ▁huge ▁host ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁invasion . ▁A ▁council ▁is ▁held ▁among ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁decided ▁that ▁seven ▁men ▁should ▁stay ▁behind ▁to ▁defend ▁Britain ; ▁Bran ' s ▁son ▁Car ad og ▁is ▁given ▁senior ity ▁over ▁the ▁ch ie ft ains , ▁namely ▁He f ey dd ▁the ▁T all , ▁Un ig ▁Str ong ▁Should er , ▁I dd ig ▁ab ▁An ar aw d , ▁F f odor ▁ab ▁Er f yll , ▁W l ch ▁B one ▁Lip , ▁L lass ar ▁fab ▁L las