Somewhere between the Mabinogion and the modern times, the undead cauldron sneaks its way into the Arthurian legends as an object he quests for, so Kay borrowed it by way of all the rest of his Arthuriana. (Heather Dale wrote a splendid song about the quest, from whence seven knights total returned, admitting it was also equally based on her grandmother's war stories, because of all the men who enlisted in WWII in her hometown, seven alone returned.)
Sometimes, the Cauldron in its less evil form is also counted as one of the four Hallows of Britain. (Except when it isn't and it's the stone. Or something else. Because there can never be four legendary objects where everyone agrees what they are. The Grail is another one, which makes their sort-of-mutual origin even weirder. The other two most consistent are the sword and the spear, IIRC).
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Date: 2010-03-05 04:05 am (UTC)Sometimes, the Cauldron in its less evil form is also counted as one of the four Hallows of Britain. (Except when it isn't and it's the stone. Or something else. Because there can never be four legendary objects where everyone agrees what they are. The Grail is another one, which makes their sort-of-mutual origin even weirder. The other two most consistent are the sword and the spear, IIRC).