with Henbedestyr there was not anyone that could
keep pace, either on horseback or on foot; with Henwas
Adeiniog no fourfooted beast could run the distance
of an acre, much less could it go beyond it; and as
to Sgilti Ysgawndroed, when he intended to go on a
message for his lord, he never sought to find a path,
but knowing whither he was to go, if his way led through
a wood he went along the tops of the trees. During
his whole life a blade of grass bent not beneath his
feet, much less did it break, so light was his tread.)
Teithi Hen the son of Gwynhan (his dominions were
swallowed by the sea, and he himself barely escaped,
and he came to Arthur; and his knife had this peculiarity:
from the time he came there no haft would ever remain
on it; and owing to this a sickness came on him, and
he pined away during the remainder of his life, and
of this he died.) Drem the son of Dremidyd (when
the gnat arose in the morning with the sun, Drem could
see it from Gelli Wis in Cornwall as far off as Pen
Blathaon in North Britain.) And Eidol the son of
Ner, and Glwyddyn Saer (who built Ehangwen, Arthur’s
hall.) Henwas and Henwyneb, (an old companion unto
Arthur). Gwallgoyc another. (When he came to
a town, though there were three hundred houses in
it, if he wanted anything, he would let sleep come
to the eyes of no man until he had it.) Osla Gyllellfawr
(he bore a short broad dagger. When Arthur and
his hosts came before a torrent, they would seek a
narrow place where they might cross the water, and
lay the sheathed dagger across the torrent, and it
would be a bridge enough for the armies of the Three
Islands of the Mighty and the three islands near thereby,
with all their spoils.) The sons of Llwch Llawyniog
from beyond the raging sea. Celi and Cueli and
Gilla Coes Hydd, (who could clear three hundred acres
at a bound: the chief leaper of Ireland was
he). Sol and Gwadyn Ossol and Gwadyn Odyeith.
(Sol could stand all day upon one foot. Gwadyn
Ossol, if he stood upon the top of the highest mountain
in the world, it would become a level plain under
his feet. Gwadyn Odyeith,—the soles
of his feet emitted sparks when they struck upon things
hard, like the heated mass drawn out of the forge.
He cleared the way for Arthur when they came to any
stoppage.) Hireerwm and Hiratrwm (the day they went
upon a visit three cantref provided for their entertainment,
and they feasted until noon and drank until night
and they they devoured the heads of vermin as if they
had never eaten anything in their lives. When
they made a visit they left neither the fat not the
lean, the hot nor the cold, the sour nor the sweet,
the fresh not the salt, the boiled nor the raw.)
Huarwar the son of Aflawn (who asked Arthur such a
boon as would satisfy him; it was the third great
plague of Cornwall when he received it. None
could get a smile from him but when he was satisfied.)
Sugyn the sone of Sugnedydd (who could suck up the
sea on which there were three hundred ships, so broad-chested