Lys and Fain biography, Lys and Fain discography
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other, and behind them came the king, on a tall and prancing steed.And
as he thus lagged behind Sir Gawain looked back, and saw the king riding alone
and pensive, and he bade his comrades draw rein and wait for their lord.Sire, tell us, for the love
of God, of what ye may now be thinking?Fair nephew, an I may be joyful I will
tell ye truly that whereon I thought.Fair
nephew, I bethought me that my riches would avail little if through sloth I
failed to reward the good service of these my knights, who have made me
everywhere to be obeyed and honoured.Nephew, tell me straightway where do ye counsel that
this my court be held ?Wales, and of the land of Britain.That great knighthood came thither, that famous knighthood came thither, even
so have I heard, and assembled for this court at Carnarvon.Thither were come the men of
Ireland, and of Scotland, of Iceland, of Wales, and of Galvoie a land where many
a man goeth astray).Norway,
Bretons, Danes, and they of Orcanie.Fair nephew, an I may be joyful I will
tell ye truly that whereon I thought.Now without delay will I tell ye that I am
minded to hold, at Pentecost, a far greater court than is my wont, and to give
to each and all such gifts as shall be well pleasing to them, so that each may
be glad and joyful, and ever hereafter of good will towards me.Wales, and of the land of Britain.The king and all his company rode back joyfully, and that selfsame night did
the king Arthur give command that all the knights and all the barons thoughout
the land should be summoned by letter to come to him at Pentecost.Yea, Sire, that do I pray of ye.With that the king held his
peace, and said no more.With that I know not how many sprang to their feet, and a great clamour
filled the hail.Gawain, I have spoken but the truth!Fair Sire, for the love of God, and for honesty, tell us after what manner
and in what fashion we be felon and traitorous?An ye will I will tell ye; now hearken.They took one of my companions, three years long have they
held him in prison, and thereof have I great grief at heart.Giflet fis Do is he named that good and gentle
knight, three whole years have gone by since he was imprisoned in that tower,
and ye be all traitors who have left your comrade three years and have not
sought for or freed him !For verily I tell ye all that the king who loseth so good a
knight by wrongful deed or by sloth, he hath right neither to lands nor to
honour, nor should he live a day longer, an he deliver not that knight who for
his honour suffered toil and was made captive.Saint Germain I must needs
proceed with wisdom, for here is force of no avail.And
when ye be come thither, fair Sire, then shall ye have each day battle, as I
know right well, one knight against the other, a hundred against a hundred, that
shall ye find truly.Thereafter they brought water, and bare
round the wine in cups of fine gold.Then first, before all others, spake king Urien, a very wise knight was he.Gifiet the good
and valiant knight.Shamed be he who should give ye counsel wherein ye may
find no honour.What more shall I tell ye ?At sunrise were all the knights armed, even as
the king commanded, all they who had received the pennons came together ahorse
before the hail.Eight have I now named unto ye,
counting the kinsman of king Urien.Then he mounted his steed, and I tell ye that, to my knowledge, was never
king so richly armed afore, nor ever hereafter shall there be such.One day the king, fasting, came forth from a very great forest, on to a heath
ot broom; the sun was hot, and burning, and the country over large and waste.The seneschal straightway went even as the crone had said, and he saw the
dwelling, right well enclosed with orchards, vineyards and meadows.Beholding it the seneschal stayed not, but passed the roadway, and the gate,
and the chief drawbridge, and thus came to the foot of the tower.All uncovered
he came forth, in guise of a man greatly wroth leading two greyhounds by a fair
leash of silk which he held in his hand.Ye who be come all armed into this hall, wherefore have ye slain this
my servant?And as the peacock burst asunder, the hot blood thereof ran between
the links of his hauberk in such wise that Sir Kay bare the mark thereof all the
days of his life.He mounted his steed, and turned him back, passing the
bridge and the plain, and came to where the king had dismounted.Certes, be with whom ye spake lives by meat,
even as we; without meat might he not dwell in this great and well wooded land.What more shall I tell ye save that he came
straight to the dwelling, and when the knight saw him he made marvellous joy or
him, and asked his name, and he answered that men called him Gawain, and
straightway the knight knew him.The
hounds were yet there, devouring the flesh of the peacock.The knight heard, and laughed to himself.After dinner
he made them wash their heads, and their necks, and their feet, which were
sorely bruised.But when they were
awakened the host had prepared for them a right plenteous meal, this he did of
his good will.Next morn, without delay, the king arose at daybreak, and likewise did all
the others, and armed themselves.Why should I make long telling thereof?Hide not from me how ye be called.Sire, my name is Ydier the fair, and, Sire, this castle is mine own.The tale is here over long, but I will shorten it for ye.There they ate with
the hermits, of whom there were a hundred and more.Yet, Sire, I pray that ye leave not the road for word of any.Maidens, God save ye, and give ye good speed!See, but now doth he enter within
his burg.Then Sir Gawain hasted, and spake no more with the maidens, but rode over the
bridge, and entered the castle by the gateway.Twas closed all along with fair buildings of
diverse fashions.Stuffs there were too, of all colours, the cost whereof was past his telling.Of a sooth, for love and kindness do they
bear their lord, who but now hath entered the burg, company to the little castle
yonder.All was made ready for meat, and the bread and
wine set in readiness on the tables ; but never a living soul was there.Sir Gawain beheld, and crossed
himself with lifted hand, but would no longer abide, finding no man with whom he
might have speech.He turned him again through the castle, thinking to find at the bridgehead
the maidens of whom I told but now, whom he had left bearing the water in golden
pitchers, but nowhere might he find them, and it vexed him sore that he saw them
not, since he thought within himself that they would surely have told him the
truth concerning their lord, whom he had seen but now enter the burg.Nor did he draw bridle till he came unto him.Then he told Unto them the adventure, even as it had
fallen out, the while he guided them to the burg.See ye the fair couches in yonder chamber?Sir Gawain looked, and saw a shield hanging on the wail, and within the
shield yet stood the fragment of a mighty lance, with a silken pennon hanging
from it.Ha, God, what aileth Sir Gawain?And wherefore thus arm in haste?Naught, Sire, save that I pray ye to eat quickly, an ye love me!Then the king in the hearing of all sware straitly by Him who lieth not, that
he would eat naught till that he knew wherefore his nephew had thus donned his
helmet.Thus I rode forth from the camp, and came straightway on the men of the
city, who were hasting to return with their spoil.Fair Sire, ye followed me, ere I came beyond the tents, praying me
straitly to return, but I entreated ye gently that since I had lain overlong
sick ye would grant me to go forth into the fields to disport myself, and to
test if I were in very truth healed of my wound, promising to return speedily to
camp.By this covenant, Sire, ye granted me to ride forth.Thus I went my way till I came to a leafy grove, beset with flowers, and
abounding in birds, which sang loud and clear.Then I set spurs to my steed, and galloped adown the glade.Thus I hearkened to the sweet song of the birds till that I forgat myself,
and passed a second grove, and a third, and a fourth ere that I bethought me of
returning.Sire, first she
greeted Sir Gawain ere that she made answer to me.Then I asked her wherefore she did thus, and she answered that she held
Sir Gawain in honour above all knights, and therefore she first gave him
greeting.And when I heard this I spake saying that I was indeed Sir Gawain, and
her most true knight, but scarce would the maiden believe me.And this I tell ye that ere we parted I sware
to her that other love would I never have.Then when I had armed me again, and
mounted my steed, I took leave of the maid right lovingly, and turned me again
for the camp, joyful of this my fair adventure.Sire, I pray ye eat, for an I tell ye more it may turn to evil.Nephew, say on speedily, and delay not.Then I stayed my steed, and prayed him to
speak more courteously, for that I was ready to make amends an I had done wrong,
but that I was no traitor.Then we set ourselves to joust, and I tell ye, Sire, we came so hard
together that we were borne both of us to the earth.Then I
bethought me, Sire, and prayed him to tell me his name since I was fain to know
it; and he told me he was Bran de Lis.This we sware, the one to the other.Sire, for naught that
ye may say will I eat in this hostel!After no long time they beheld a little brachet, which ran out from a side
chamber and came into the hail.Take it,
seneschal, and bear it hence.With that the brachet turned tail, and Kay with no delay sprang up and
thought to seize it, but the dog would not await him, but fled on through a
chamber wrought in marble, and the leash which was long fell about the feet of
Kay, who would fain have caught it but might not come at it.Thus the chase went from chamber to chamber till five were passed, and the
seneschal came into a fair garden set with olive trees and pines, wherein were
more folk than in a city.See
him there, take him, and bring him hither!Sir Kay, ye are right welcome as my friend and
comrade; where is the king, your master?Fain would I be assured
thereof.Now when the knight heard this he was like to fly for joy.Thus he sped in all haste to the hail, and his folk
after him, and without slacking speed he ran into the hail, followed by so great
a crowd that the king was sore abashed when he heard the tumult.The knight went forward even to the dais, and saluted the king courteously,
and commanded the folk to bring torches, for twas scarce light therein, and they
did at his pleasures, and he bade bring other meats, so that Arthur, the valiant
and courteous, was well served as befitting a king.The folk who had come
thither that they might look upon the king, of whom they had oft heard tell,
made such haste to see him that there was no space to sit down, and all the
palace was but a sea of heads.The lord was sore vexed.Sir Gawain, and knew not
where he might be, began laying about him to part the crowd, making them by
force to mount on the dais, and sills of the windows, and buttresses of the
walls, since he might not drive them from the hail.Fair
sir, hearken, are ye ready to keep the covenant ye made with me?Never before did
I set eyes on a king who wept, and knew not wherefore!By my faith, this cometh
of a cowardly heart!He turned him again without further word, and armed him swiftly, and did on
his harness, and when he was armed he mounted his steed, and bade bring a lance,
stout and strong, with shining blade.But the knights lightly
sprang to their feet, and threw aside their lances, and drew their good swords,
and dealt each the other so mighty a blow on the shining helm that it was well
indented.They made sparks to spring from the helmet and smote the
circlets asunder as those who make no feint to fight.When the good swords smote
the shields they made the splinters to fly apace so eager was each to put the
other to the worse that they ceased not nor slackened this the first assault
till that both were covered with blood.Then the heat which vexed them mightily
made them perforce draw asunder, to recover breath.Now at the head of the master dais was a door, opening into an inner chamber,
and, as the tale telleth, in a little space there came forth a damosel, so fair
of face and form that Christendom might not show her peer.She was clad in fair
and fitting fashion, in a vesture richly broidered in gold, and had seen,
perchance, some twenty summers.She was so fair, so tall and gracious, that no
woman born might equal her, and all marvelled at her beauty.She leant awhile on the head of the dais, beholding the two knights, who
strove hard to slay each the other.They had returned to the onslaught in such
pride and wrath that verily I tell ye they might not long endure.Yet he covered himself
full well with his shield, as one who was no child in sword play.Sir Gawain
defended himself right valiantly, but it went too ill with him in that he had
lost his helm, therefore as much as might be he held himself on the defensive.But once, as he made attack, Bran de Lis smote him so fierce and heavy a blow at
his head that, but that it fell first on the shield,it had then and there ended
the matter, and all said that without fail he had been a dead man.Great pity fell upon the king when he heard the child speak thus, and all who
hearkened and beheld were filled with wrath and anguish.For this was the custom of Sir Gawain: when as ever midnight
had struck his strength was redoubled and he waxed in force even until noon.Then might ye see them smite blows great and fierce, with the swords they
wielded, so that they were well nigh beaten down.Sir Gawain smote him full on the helm, so
that the laces brake, and it flew off adown the hall, leaving the head bare.Now were they again on a par, so that
one might scarce tell the which of them had the better.Mightily each strove to put his foe to the worse, and all who
looked upon them waxed strangely pitiful, and would fain have parted them
asunder had they dared.Then he smote him again, so that he tottered upon his feet, and Sir Gawain
hasted, and threw himself upon him with such weight of body and of shield that
he well nigh bare him to earth, so he drave him staggering adown the hail till
he fell against a days.Son, pray thy father that he have
pity on thy mother, and stay his hand ere he slay my brother, whom I love more
than mine own life!But the child spake no word, but looked up at the
glancing sword blades, and laughed blithely.Sir, take the amends offered, and I tell
ye truly I will add thereto, for I myself will do ye honour, and become your
man, for the sake of peace.Sir, by
God and by the True Cross, ye shall not reftise this, for the king has spoken as
right valiant man.Christendom
with which it was not strewn.Twas richly garnished, and four great tapers,
cunningly placed, gave fitting light.Then leeches searched their wounds and
said there was no need for dismay, for neither was wounded to the death, and
within fifteen days both might well be healed, and all were joyful at the
tidings.The king and his barons abode the fifteen days at the castle.But
he was loth to part from Sir Bran de Lis, by reason of the good tales which he
told concerning the folk of the Castle Orguellous, whereat the king rejoiced
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edits are yours) due by 5pm the same day.The concept originated in the Super Friends Saturday morning cartoon, in which several heroes (Black Vulcan, Samurai, Apache Chief and El Dorado) were added to the Justice League to give it more ethnic diversity.The Original Global Guardians
2.History
The characters that would form the Global Guardians first appeared in the Super Friends comic book series.Thanks to a warning from the Wonder Twins (in their first comic book appearance) the Justice League discovered the plan in time and recruited the heroes of the countries affected to find the bombs before they exploded.These international heroes would later appear in other issues of Super Friends.Superman to stop an evil sorcerer.After Crisis on Infinite Earths, it was revealed that the Global Guardians had been gathered together by Doctor Mist to serve as the enforcing arm of an international organization called "The Dome", which had been created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to help organize the efforts of superheroes across the globe as an international police organization.Prior to that, in the early 1950s, several international heroes who had been the beneficiaries of the Justice Society of America's kindness during and after World War II, had banded together in an informal "Club of Heroes".Batman's loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth sends Christmas cards to the currently surviving members).The original team was also funded by Doctor Mist and administrated by a woman called Belphegor who was gifted with psychic powers.The Guardians are similar to the Justice League as they are also committed to fighting crime around the world.Unlike the League, however, they have only appeared in a few comics.Many of the Guardians individually assisted other international heroes during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover and once teamed up with Infinity, Inc..Fain Y'onia, an ancient foe of their leader, Doctor Mist, caused the deaths of Bushmaster and Thunderlord and depowered others.The surviving Guardians would continue to meet in the Dome's Headquarters, which was formerly located in Europe but is now in the Pacific.In a story in the JLA Classified series, some of the Guardians were seen to have joined the Ultramarine Corps.The first Knight of England was followed by his son, the second Knight.The second Squire of England was follow by his daughter, the third Squire.The Gaucho of Argentina inspired the Argentinian hero team Super Malon.He lived for 11,000 years and formed an older incarnation of the team.At this time he formed a new team of heroes known as Primal Force.His current whereabouts are unknown.Little Mermaid (Ulla Paske of Denmark): a teenage hero born from a Danish lighthouse keeper and an Atlantean woman.Later on, she was one of many Global Guardians brainwashed by the Queen Bee of Bialya, she seemingly died in battle with the Justice League.His first recorded mission was to help Green Lantern dismantle a bomb in Ireland.While the Justice League became the world's greatest heroes, Jack left the Global Guardians and joined Rumaan Harjavti's army in Bialya.He was left dying in a sewer after a battle with the Justice League.Therefore, his cousin Liam McHugh took the mantle of Jack O'Lantern, the third in a series (there was a second Jack 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Japanese hero Doctor Light battle a horde of Bialyan soldiers.Tasmanian Devil (Hugh Dawkins of Australia): a former engineer and drama coach who was cursed by a tasmanian devil.He learned his fellow Global Guardians were brainwashed by the Queen Bee and he wanted to help reform the group.He later joined Doctor Mist, Jack O'Lantern, Owlwoman, Rising Sun, and Seraph in retrieving the Global Guardians.Although he was no longer a Global Guardian, Tasmanian Devil is still active in adventuring.Seraph (Chaim Lavon of Israel): a Jewish school teacher who was granted biblical powers.He helped Superman dismantle a bomb in Israel and free the Wonder Twins after they were brainwashed.He remained on the team for a few years, but declined an offering from the Queen Bee of Bialya, since he was Jewish and Bialya was a Muslim state.Finally, Doctor Mist called him to Bialya to rescue the Global Guardians.After a battle with Doctor Mist's enemy Fain Y'onia, Seraph helped Rising Sun, Owlwoman, and Olympian create the New Global Guardians, placing himself as leader.Tuatara (Jeremy Wakefield of New Zealand): a youthful hero who can predict the future with the help of a third eye.His first mission was to help the Red Tornado dismantle a bomb into the Prehistoric Era.He also helped the Super Friends fight a time menace.Tuatara was brainwashed, along with Rising Sun and Wild Huntsman, into serving the Queen Bee of Bialya.He was later restored and brought back to action.His last known mission was the battle of Fain Y'onia, where he suffered brain damage.Taiwan): a Buddhist monk who uses his voice like a sound wave.He helped the Black Canary dismantle a bomb on the island of Taiwan.Later on, he assisted the brothers Thunder and Lightning in Vietnam during the Crisis on Infinite Earths.Later on, Thunderlord joined the other Global Guardians as pawns of the Queen Bee.The Greek hero later met Fury of Infinity Inc..After the Queen Bee died, a successor arrested him for schizophrenia.He was romantically attracted to Godiva.Her first mission was to safeguard the people living and working near London from a bomb, a mission in which she assisted the Elongated Man.After the Infinite Crisis she was seen in a S.He, along with other Global Guardians, was brainwashed by the Queen Bee of Bialya.After coming to his senses and being rescued by other former Global Guardians, Impala lost his powers to Fain Y'onia, and he later died at Roulette's house of games.German warrior, who is allied by a horse (Orkan) and a hound (Donnerschlag).He was later brainwashed by the Queen Bee of Bialya and with his allies Rising Sun and Tuatara, he fought the Justice League and slipped into a coma, along with horse and canine.Whether the Huntsman was dead or alive was initially unknown.Years later his corpse turned up in Belle Reve in the pages of John Ostrander's Suicide Squad.Suicide Squad to participate in the War of the Gods storyline.Bushmaster (Bernal Rojas of Venezuela): a reptilologist who invented gadgets that mimic the abilities of reptiles, past and present.Along with other Global Guardians, he was brainwashed by the Queen Bee of Bialya.Following the events of One Year Later Sigrid was seen in a forced hibernative state brought about by having had her skin flayed off by metahuman organ thieves.Her current status is unknown.Belphegor mentions this deceased former member, of whom nothing more is known.Norsemen, Icemaiden II had the natural ability to create and manipulate ice.Tora was a real icemaiden).Centrix of Canada
Tundra of Russia
Chrysalis of France (actually a living bomb)
Cascade of Indonesia
These characters (with the exception of Icemaiden II) had rare appearances in DC continunity after their first appearance, but Cascade had a cameo shot in the Villains United Infinite Crisis Special.She also appeared later in 52 as a member of Black Adam's coalition.Related sources
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