Dr Mary Bateman

Yes, it's really complex.

Yes, it's really complex.

It's him, it's you. Yeah, no, that's the climax point really of the whole. So these 40 tasks are very varied and they involve some quite scary things from kind of impossible husbandry, agricultural tasks to retrieving a magic cauldron and the blood of a black witch who lives at the uplands of hell. And the climax is this hunt for this boar called Turchuth.

It's him, it's you. Yeah, no, that's the climax point really of the whole. So these 40 tasks are very varied and they involve some quite scary things from kind of impossible husbandry, agricultural tasks to retrieving a magic cauldron and the blood of a black witch who lives at the uplands of hell. And the climax is this hunt for this boar called Turchuth.

And the interesting thing is about half, like a large number of the tasks relate in some way to preparing for this great boar hunt that happens at the kind of climax of the story. And the reason why they need to hunt Toichtruith is that this giant scary boar has between his ears on his hairy little head... He's got a male grooming set. Yes, he does.

And the interesting thing is about half, like a large number of the tasks relate in some way to preparing for this great boar hunt that happens at the kind of climax of the story. And the reason why they need to hunt Toichtruith is that this giant scary boar has between his ears on his hairy little head... He's got a male grooming set. Yes, he does.

Is that what you were thinking when you were thinking it's quite out there?

Is that what you were thinking when you were thinking it's quite out there?

Exactly, yeah. But this is not the Arthurian map that we know. OK, so first off, there's no Camelot here and it's nowhere near Kilion, which is where it is for much of the Middle Ages after later writers get involved. Arthur's court is called Kellywig and it's in Cornwall. So in quite a different place.

Exactly, yeah. But this is not the Arthurian map that we know. OK, so first off, there's no Camelot here and it's nowhere near Kilion, which is where it is for much of the Middle Ages after later writers get involved. Arthur's court is called Kellywig and it's in Cornwall. So in quite a different place.

I think that's a later development which comes with Geoffrey of Monmouth. There are other candidates put forward all the time for Kettlewig and where it might have been based on the place name and things like that.

I think that's a later development which comes with Geoffrey of Monmouth. There are other candidates put forward all the time for Kettlewig and where it might have been based on the place name and things like that.

Arthurian. Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly.

Arthurian. Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly.

Arthurian tat. Yeah. I mean, there was an early 20th century scholar who said that there is no name more ubiquitous in the British landscape other than the devil than Arthur. So, yeah, he really is everywhere. He gets absolutely everywhere.

Arthurian tat. Yeah. I mean, there was an early 20th century scholar who said that there is no name more ubiquitous in the British landscape other than the devil than Arthur. So, yeah, he really is everywhere. He gets absolutely everywhere.

No, it's not. It's called Kaledwilch, which means hard cleaving. So it's a serious sword. But there are some recognisable characters here. So amongst Arthur's superhero knights, there is Kay or Kay. When the author is describing all of the superhuman characters, qualities that this massive list of names from Arthur's Court has. Kai has lots.

No, it's not. It's called Kaledwilch, which means hard cleaving. So it's a serious sword. But there are some recognisable characters here. So amongst Arthur's superhero knights, there is Kay or Kay. When the author is describing all of the superhuman characters, qualities that this massive list of names from Arthur's Court has. Kai has lots.

He's kind of, I don't really know much about superheroes, but he would be the superhero that has all of the superpowers.

He's kind of, I don't really know much about superheroes, but he would be the superhero that has all of the superpowers.