Arthur vs Giant

The fight with the giant starts off very well and politely. Arthur walks up, tells it "Hi, I'm Arthur. Your name's not important since no one's going to mourn you." The giant smacks Arthur in the face with his iron club.......Then immediately realizes how dumb that plan was when all it does is make Arthur give him a death glare and tackle him to the ground. Keep in mind, this giant sank whole ships with that club and Arthur just shrugs it off! They wrestle for a while, with Arthur going BLOW FOR BLOW with a giant the size of a house, until Arthur remembers his magic dagger, Carnwennan, and guts the fool. He gets up, looks at his retainers and goes "No, don't help or anything. I got it. Just take his head back to Camelot." Then, while they’re struggling to lift this guy’s head and club, Arthur heads out on his own. Yes, technically he's supposed to have retainers, but…. bodyguards for King Arthur are just redundant.

Arthurian Myths Retold pg 44.