trove to snatch away one of the precious
things from him, but he carried away nothing but one of his bristles. And
the boar rose up angrily and shook himself so that some of his venom fell
upon Menw, and he was never well from that day forward.

After this Arthur sent an embassy to Odgar, the son of Aedd, king of
Ireland, to ask for the Cauldron of Diwrnach Wyddel, his purveyor. And
Odgar commanded him to give it. But Diwrnach said, "Heaven is my
witness, if it would avail him anything even to look at it, he should not
do so." And the embassy of Arthur returned from Ireland with this
denial. And Arthur set forward with a small retinue, and entered into
Prydwen, his ship, and went over to Ireland. And they proceeded into the
house of Diwrnach Wyddel. And the hosts of Odgar saw their strength.
When they had eaten and drank as much as they desired, Arthur demanded to
have the cauldron. And he answered, "If I would have given it to any
one, I would have given it at the word of Odgar, king of Ireland."

When he had given them this denial, Bedwyr arose and seized hold of the
cauldron, and placed it upon the back of Hygwyd, Arthur's servant, who
was brother, by the mother's side, to Arthur's servant, Cachamwri. His
office was always to carry Arthur's cauldron, and to place fire under it.
And Llenlleawg Wyddel seized Caledvwlch, and brandished it. And they
slew Diwrnach Wyddel and his company. Then came the Irish, {108a} and
fought with them. And when he had put them to flight, Arthur with his
men went forward to the ship, carrying away the cauldron full of Irish
money. {108b} And he disembarked at the house of Llwydden {108c} the son
of Kelcoed, at Forth Kerddin in Dyved. And there is the measure of the
cauldron.

Then Arthur summoned unto him all the warriors that were in the three
Islands of Britain, and in the three Islands adjacent, and all that were
in France and in Armorica, in Normandy and in the Summer Country, and all
that were chosen footmen and valiant horsemen. And with all these, he
went into Ireland. And in Ireland there was great fear and terror
concerning him. And when Arthur had landed in the country, there came
unto him the saints of Ireland and besought his protection. And he
granted his protection unto them, and they gave him their blessing. Then
the men of Ireland came unto Arthur, and brought him provisions. And
Arthur went as far as Esgeir Oervel in Ireland, to the place where the
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