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So, to test his own courage, and worthiness of kingship, Powell assembled all his lords at Narberth. After the night's feasting, revelry and story telling, Powell declared that, next day, he would sit upon the enchanted mound. SO TO TEST HIS OWN COURAGE AND WORTHINESS OF KINGSHIP PAUL ASSEMBLED ALL HIS LORDS AT NARBETH AFTER THE NIGHT'S FEASTING REVELRY AND STORY TELLING PAUL DECLARED THAT THE NEXT DAY HE WOULD SIT UPON THE ENCHANTED MOUND
 would do as they had desired. So the two kings confirmed the friendship they had made. Each sent the other rich gifts of jewels, horses and hounds. In memory of so wonderful and happy union, of a mortal and a fairy, Powell was thereafter, in addition to all his titles, saluted as Lord of Anwyn, which is only another name for the Land of the Fairies. XX POWELL AND HIS BRIDE Not far from the castle where King Powell had his court, there was a hillock called the Mount of Macbeth. It was the common belief that some strange adventure would befall anyone who should sit upon that mound. He would receive blows, or wounds, or else he would see something wonderful. Thus it came to pass, that none but peaceful bards had ever sat upon the mound. Never a warrior or a common man had risked sitting there. The general fear felt, and the awe inspired by the place, was too great. But after his adventure of being King of Fairy Land for a whole year, everything else to Powell seemed dull and commonplace.  CHAPTER TWENTY OF WALSH'S FAIRY TALES THIS IS THE LEAP OF OX ACCORDING ALL LEAP OF OX ACCORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LEPERS DOT ORG RECORDING BY JAMES O'KEENE WALSH FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER TWENTY PAUL AND HIS BRIDE NOT FAR FROM THE CASTLE WHERE KING PAUL HAD HIS COURT THERE WAS A HILLOCK CALLED THE MOUNT OF MACBETH IT WAS THE COMMON BELIEF THAT SOME STRANGE ADVENTURE WOULD BEFALL ANY ONE WHO SHOULD SIT UPON THAT MOUND HE WOULD RECEIVE BLOWS OR WOUNDS OR ELSE HE WOULD SEE SOMETHING WONDERFUL THUS CAME TO PASS THAT NONE BUT PEACEFUL BARDS HAD EVER SET UPON THE MOUND NEVER A WARRIOR OR COMMON MAN HAD RISKED SITTING THERE THE GENERAL FEAR FELT THAT THE AWE INSPIRED BY THE PLACE WAS TOO GREAT BUT AFTER HIS ADVENTURE OF BEING KING OF FAIRYLAND FOR A WHOLE YEAR EVERYTHING ELSE TO PAUL SEEMED DULL AND COMMONPLACE
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