Cai
Welsh · mortal · post roman · Recorded classification
He is the Sir Kay of the later romances, where he is a boor and a butt; in the Welsh material he is the most capable man in the band and the one who does the work. The alt-name list carries the later form and the record does not carry the later character.
Domains
- warfare and stratagem
Relations
- companion: BedwyrReciprocated in-batch.Reference treatment of Kay and Bedwyr seeking the oldest animals together. (secondary)
- sworn to: ArthurReciprocal of the in-batch edge.Reference treatment of Kay among Arthur's band. (secondary)
- slew: Wrnach GawrIn-batch.Reference treatment of Kay beheading Wrnach with his own sword. (secondary)
- rescued: Mabon ap ModronIn-batch.Reference treatment of Kay and Bedwyr finding Mabon's prison by way of the oldest animals. (secondary)
Sources
- Cai is Arthur's foremost man in Culhwch ac Olwen, who kills the giant Wrnach with his own sword and finds and frees Mabon with Bedwyr.: Reference treatment of Culhwch and Olwen. (secondary)