The army of Medb began its march to Ulster to capture the famous bull. Due to the curse on the Ulster warriors, the whole province had just one 17-year-old man, Cúchulainn, to defend it against thousands of soldiers. However Cúchulainn was a fierce warrior and he killed many of the invading soldiers. Medb became very anxious. She offered Cúchulainn money, land and women to convince him to change sides, but he refused.
Instead, he promised to stop attacking the army if they sent one warrior to fight him every day and if Medb would agree not to take any cattle, nor move position, until he was beaten. Medb agreed. No matter how fierce Cúchulainn was, she thought she could surely find someone in Ireland who could beat him.
Cúchulainn defeated every warrior that appeared before him. Soon Medb found that she was running out of men who were willing to take him on. She was forced to ask Cúchulainn's own stepfather, Fergus, to fight him.
But when Fergus got to the battlefield, he found he could not fight his own stepson. Cúchulainn agreed not to fight on condition that Fergus agree to return the favour at another time in the future.
Instead, he promised to stop attacking the army if they sent one warrior to fight him every day and if Medb would agree not to take any cattle, nor move position, until he was beaten. Medb agreed. No matter how fierce Cúchulainn was, she thought she could surely find someone in Ireland who could beat him.
Cúchulainn defeated every warrior that appeared before him. Soon Medb found that she was running out of men who were willing to take him on. She was forced to ask Cúchulainn's own stepfather, Fergus, to fight him.
But when Fergus got to the battlefield, he found he could not fight his own stepson. Cúchulainn agreed not to fight on condition that Fergus agree to return the favour at another time in the future.