Cath Palug, also Cath Paluc, Cath Balug, Cath Balwg, Chapalu, Capalu, or Capalus, literally "Palug's cat", or maybe from the Welsh 'palug,' meaning 'clawing,' was a monstrous cat in
Welsh legend. (Triads 23). It was said to haunt the
Isle of Anglesey, and to have killed and eaten nine score warriors. Another tradition of unknown origin associates it with the Mont du Chat in the
Savoie region of France, near
Lake Geneva. The Welsh Triads make it the offspring of an enormous pig, Henwen, and claim that at birth it was thrown into the sea to drown. Surviving, it instead swam to Anglesey where the sons of Palug raised it, not realizing its deadly potential. Escaping, it wreaked havoc until slain by Cai (
Sir Kay). In other versions, the victorious hero is
King Arthur himself, while still others claim that Arthur was in fact defeated by the Cat in a battle fought in a swamp near the Mont du Chat.
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