In the tale, Peredur son of Efrawg, translated by Lady Charlotte Guest in the "Mabinogion" taken from the "White Book of Rhydderch" and "Red Book of Hergest", the "Addanc of the Lake" resides in a cave near the "Palace of the Sons of the King of the Tortures". The palace is so named because the Addanc slays the three sons (chieftains) of the king each day, only for them to be resurrected by the maidens of the court. It is not stated why this cycle of violence continues, but when Peredur asks to ride with the three chieftains, who seek out the Addanc daily, they state that they will not accept his company as if he was slain they would not be able to bring him back to life.