Cú Roí is a prominent character amongst the Irish myths of the eighth century. The story of Fled Bricrenn states that three men compete for the "champion's portion"(the bravest warrior at a feast received the best portion of food) and would be judged, one of the judges being Cú Roí. A man named Cú Chulainn was chosen by all of the judges, but the other two men disagreed wholeheartedly. Cú Roí goes to approaches the three men in a different form and challenges each to behead him, as long as he returns the blow later on. Apparently, only Cú Chulainn accepted the challenge honorably and he won. The beheading game is similar to that of the one that appeared in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Also, Cú Roí is depicted as someone with magical abilities as he is able to disguise himself and change form/shape. The concept of superhuman abilities is seen in Sir Gawain when looking at the Green Knight who was a disguise of Lord Bertilak.
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