“And can you guess what spear it is that I have demanded?” asked Lugh. “We cannot,” they said. “It is the poisoned spear of Pisear[119], King of Persia; it is irresistible in battle; it is so fiery that its blade must always be held under water, lest it destroy the city in which it is kept. You will find it very difficult to obtain. “And the two horses and the chariot are the two wonderful horses of Dobhar[120], King of Sicily, which run equally well over land and sea; there are no other horses in the world like them, and no other vehicle equal to the chariot. “And the seven pigs are the pigs of Easal[121], King of the Golden Pillars; though they may be killed every night, they are found alive again the next day, and every person that eats part of them can never be afflicted with any disease. “And the hound-whelp I claim is the hound-whelp of the King of Ioruaidhe[122]; her name is Failinis; every wild beast she sees she catches at once. It will not be easy for you to secure her. “The cooking-spit which you must get for me is one of the cooking-spits of the women of the Island of Fianchuivé[123], which is at the bottom of the sea, between Erin and Alba. “You have also pledged yourselves to give three shouts upon a hill. The hill upon which they must be given is the hill called Cnoc Miodhchaoin[124], in the north of Lochlann[125]. Miodhchaoin and his sons do not allow shouts to be given on that hill; besides this, it was they who gave my father his military education, and, even if I were to forgive you, they would not; so that, though you achieve all the other adventures, I think that you will fail in this one. “Now you know what sort of a fine it is that you have bargained to pay me,” said Lugh. And fear and astonishment fell upon the sons of Tuirenn.