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Lyonesse (other)
Lyonesse is a country in Arthurian legend. Lyonesse or Lyoness may also refer to: * Lyonesse, an Arthurian character; see Lynette and Lyonesse * The ''Lyonesse Trilogy'', a high fantasy trilogy by Jack Vance * Lyonesse, a fictional planet in the ''Foundation series'' by Isaac Asimov * Lyonesse, a fictional underground kingdom of Deviants in Marvel Comics * '' SS Lyonesse'', a ship built in 1889 for the ferry service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly See also * Lyoness myWorld, formerly Lyoness, is a multi-level marketing company established in Austria in 2003. According to Lyoness, the company was active in more than 40 countries, spread over six continents, and their Social shopping, shopping community cons ..., a shopping community * Lyonnaise (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyonesse
Lyonesse is a kingdom which, according to legend, consisted of a long strand of land stretching from Land's End at the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, to what is now the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It was considered lost after being swallowed by the ocean in a single night. The people of Lyonesse allegedly lived in what is described as fair towns, with over 140 churches, and worked in fertile, low-lying plains. Lyonesse's most significant attraction was a castle-like cathedral that was presumably built on top of what is now the Seven Stones Reef between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly, some west of Land's End and north-east of the Isles of Scilly. Lyonesse is mentioned in Arthurian legend, but particularly in the tragic love-and-loss story of Tristan and Iseult. Lyonesse is most notable as the home of the hero Tristan (one of the Knights of the Round Table), whose father Meliodas was king of Lyonesse. After the death of Meliodas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynette And Lyonesse
In some versions of Arthurian legend, Lynette (alternatively known as ''Linnet'', ''Linette'', ''Lynet'', ''Lynette'', ''Lyonet'') is a haughty noble lady who travels to King Arthur's court seeking help for her beautiful sister Lyonesse (also ''Linesse'', ''Lioness'', ''Lionesse'', ''Lyones'', ''Lyonorr'', ''Lyonors''), whose lands are besieged by the Red Knight. The young Gareth picks up the quest, eventually marrying Lyonesse, while Lynette becomes the lady of his brother Gaheris. In ''Le Morte d'Arthur'' They are most famously depicted by Thomas Malory in ''Le Morte d'Arthur'', where they are sisters of Gringamore (''Guinguemar'') from Avalon. In ''Book IV: The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney'', Dame Lynette comes to court asking for assistance against the Red Knight of the Red Lands. Since Lynette refuses to reveal her name for reasons which are not explained, she is presented with a kitchen servant instead of a champion. He says his name is Beaumains, but he is really King A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyonesse Trilogy
The ''Lyonesse Trilogy'' is a group of three fantasy novels by Jack Vance, set in the European Dark Ages, in the mythical Elder Isles west of France and southwest of Britain, a generation or two before the birth of King Arthur. The stories contain references to Atlantis and Arthurian mythology, particularly to the mythical country of Lyonesse. They are told in several interlocking plot threads which are not always chronological. Plot summary ''Lyonesse'' (also known as ''Suldrun's Garden'') King Casmir of Lyonesse arranges the marriage of his daughter Suldrun to Faude Carfilhiot, Duke of Vale Evander. Princes Aillas and Trewan of Troicinet are sent on a sea voyage to visit the various kingdoms of the Elder Isles to gain experience at statecraft. Faude Carfilhiot, wanting to be a powerful magician but lacking the patience to learn the necessary skills, schemes with his lover Tamurello. Suldrun delivers a son named Dhrun, who is taken by the fairies and replaced with the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundation Series
The ''Foundation'' series is a science fiction book series written by American author Isaac Asimov. First published as a series of short stories in 1942–50, and subsequently in three collections in 1951–53, for thirty years the series was a trilogy: ''Foundation''; ''Foundation and Empire''; and ''Second Foundation''. It won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966. Asimov began adding new volumes in 1981, with two sequels: ''Foundation's Edge'' and ''Foundation and Earth'', and two prequels: ''Prelude to Foundation'' and ''Forward the Foundation''. The premise of the stories is that, in the waning days of a future Galactic Empire, the mathematician Hari Seldon spends his life developing a theory of psychohistory, a new and effective mathematics of sociology. Using statistical laws of mass action, it can predict the future of large populations. Seldon foresees the imminent fall of the Empire, which encompasses the entire Milky Way, and a Dark Age lasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deviant (comics)
The Changing People, dubbed the Deviants by the Eternals, are a fictional race of humanoids appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the Marvel Universe, the Deviants are the end product of a series of DNA tests known as ''Homo descendus'', created by the enigmatic alien Celestials. Their race is largely insensitive and they view all other species as a threat. They even distrust each other and often get in their own way. Publication history The Deviants first appeared in ''The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976). Fictional history They are an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth instigated by the alien Celestials, and wage war against their counterparts, the Eternals. While the Eternals possess godlike power and are generally physically beautiful, the Deviants (who sometimes refer to themselves as 'the changing people') are for the most part hideous, with each member of their race possessing some random physical and/or cosmet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Lyonesse (1889)
SS ''Lyonesse'' was a passenger vessel built for the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company in 1875. History She was built by Harvey's of Hayle. She was fitted with a turtle back deck, long bridge, promenade quarter deck, Walker’s patent windlass, patent anchors, saloon, fore and aft cabins. The launch was carried out on 2 February 1889 by Mrs Field of Marazion. She was named ''Lyonesse'' as it is a country in Arthurian legend said to border Cornwall. In later traditions Lyonesse is said to have sunk beneath the waves some time after the Tristan stories take place, making it similar to Ys and other lost lands in medieval Celtic mythology, Celtic tales, and perhaps connecting it with the Isles of Scilly. She carried two funnels close together, with black tops. On 22 June 1900 she hit the rocks at Newford Island whilst departing from St Mary’s pier on the Isles of Scilly. She was badly bulged and leaking, but the passengers and mails were safe. On 2 February 1904 she attempted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyoness
myWorld, formerly Lyoness, is a multi-level marketing company established in Austria in 2003. According to Lyoness, the company was active in more than 40 countries, spread over six continents, and their Social shopping, shopping community consisted of more than five million members as of 2016. In several countries Lyoness is suspected as being, or ruled as being, a pyramid scheme. Business model Shopping community Lyoness operates an international, cross-sectoral Social shopping, shopping community, from which members and merchants presumably benefit through cashback reward program, cashback discounts and loyalty business model, customer loyalty, respectively.“How does Lyoness work” “Lyoness Official Website”, June 8, 2013 Lyoness announced that starting July 2014, all multi-level marketing, netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
