He discovers the giant's companion in a cave. He cuts off the giant's legs, then puts him to death. He encounters a giant terrorizing a knight and his lady. Jack ventures forth alone with his magic shoes, sword, cloak, and cap to rid the realm of troublesome giants.

Jack is rewarded with membership in the Round Table. Jack breaks the spell with his magic accessories, beheads Lucifer, and the Lady marries the Prince.

On the road, Jack and the Prince meet an enchanted Lady serving Lucifer. In gratitude for having spared his castle, the three-headed giant gives Jack a magic sword, a cap of knowledge, a cloak of invisibility, and shoes of swiftness. They spend the night with a three-headed giant and rob him in the morning. King Arthur's son now enters the story and Jack becomes his servant. On a trip into Wales, Jack tricks a two-headed Welsh giant into slashing his own belly open. He frees three ladies held captive in the giant's castle. Jack manages to slay Blunderbore and his brother Rebecks by hanging and stabbing them.

Jack is dubbed 'Jack the Giant-Killer' for this feat and receives not only the giant's wealth, but a sword and belt to commemorate the event.Ī man-eating giant named Blunderbore vows vengeance for Cormoran's death and carries Jack off to an enchanted castle. Jack encounters a livestock-eating giant called Cormoran (Cornish: 'The Giant of the Sea' SWF:Kowr-Mor-An) and lures him to his death in a pit trap. The tale is set during the reign of King Arthur and tells of a young Cornish farmer's son named Jack who is not only strong but so clever he easily confounds the learned with his penetrating wit. 1711, and reprinted in The Classic Fairy Tales by Iona and Peter Opie in 1974. 1760 by John Cotton and Joshua Eddowes, which in its turn was based on a chapbook ca. This plot summary is based on a text published ca.

Once upon a time jack the giant killer