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givemeonebreath · 3 years

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A big, messy Linked Universe playlist

Link for Links

Heavy on the angst, because of who I am as a person. (At the same time, don’t take it too seriously, man.)

Influenced by canon, manga (TP Link is really Going Through It™ ), my personal perceptions, and popular fandom canon.

A pretty wide variety of genres, with a bias towards metal and prog rock.

I kept snippets of lyrics for most songs, also because of who I am as a person. (Some were particularly hard to narrow down to just one verse or chorus.) Those - and a little more rambling - are under the cut if you really want, in the order of the playlist. But. It’s long.

I didn’t initially make this with the intent to share, but hey. Throughout my past year+ of listening, I’ve been haphazardly adding songs to a playlist I very creatively named Links. If something reminded me of them, whether through the music or lyrics or both, I threw it on the playlist, so some songs might seem odd or vague. Some are really on the nose, as subtle as a sledgehammer. (Sky for Sky? Dude. Sorry.) Some are there because of a fitting line or two that stuck in my head. Ultimately, music - like any form of creative expression - can be interpreted in a multitude of ways.

My listening habits and tastes are erratic, which is why this is one big, jumbled playlist and not separated for different Links. Not to mention if I did that, some (Wild, Legend) would have a lot and some (Wind, Four) would have none, both because of my own familiarity with them, and because of the general themes of the music I tend to listen to. Most songs are a general ‘hero’s spirit reborn’ mood, anyway - those are the first part of the playlist. The second half is more nuanced to specific Links, plus a few Ganon vibes.

1. Deep Purple - April (Koji Kondo, composer of the original Legend of Zelda theme, was into Deep Purple as a kid, and it shows.)

2. Kamelot - Regalis Apertura

3. Au4 - So Just Hang On, Beautiful One (I’ve posted this here before. I can’t hear it without thinking of LU now.) So I slipped in through the gate almost unknown. All my border stamps were late. Seven days old. Cold hand griped my shoulder blade, broke the bone. Bloody nose and turned away, all the way home.

4. FC Kahuna - Hayling Don’t think about all those things you fear, just be glad to be here

5. Glass Animals - Youth Boy, when I left you you were young I was gone, but not my love You were clearly meant for more Than a life lost in the war

6. Pain of Salvation - Restless Boy A restless boy in a world too slow A flame born into cinder, ash, and glow I've given everything I gave it all Yet find myself alone

7. Haken - The Endless Knot Our design shifted frame by frame! Across the line our cycle starts to fail. Our design shifted frame by frame! Across the line we die to live again. We need a story to believe in. We need a hero to prevail. We need a challenge we can overcome, it takes a tragedy to make us one

8. Kamelot - Memento Mori (I particularly associate this with Time and Twilight) I am the god in my own history The master of the game I may believe if she would come to me And whisper out my name Sometimes I wonder where the wind has gone If life has ever been Sometimes I wonder how belief alone Can cut me free from sin

9. Katatonia - Fighters Look I told you so We never stop If we said that We'll back it up For sure You know We're fighters

10. Megadeth - This Day We Fight! (I mean, all Links, but particularly Warriors) For this I was chosen, because I fear nothing With confidence I tread through the dead of the night Off to another war-torn, faraway battlefield Wherein lies a demonic enemy horde

11. Moon Tooth - Igneous Well, the spirit took me And this old broken body leapt up and danced Settin’ out Settin' out with all my heroes in a bundle at my back Hawk am I More wings span in my shadow than overcast Yeah, you know what they say Always need something to look up to, ha

12. Samael - Moongate Destiny, tomorrow is today Destiny, without boundaries How many nights will we spend together traveling infinity back and forth and again How many times will we go together questioning eternity about us about our wonders...

13. TOOL- Parabola This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion

14. Lunatic Soul - Blood on the Tightrope No matter how hard you try To shut down your feverish thoughts They hunt you down with no regret Cause you have to fix it all

15. Hybrid - Keep It In The Family

16. Soul Savers - Unbalanced Pieces Gone, now carry on Through violent seasons I call you mother, mother, mother In vain, absent chain The twilight's bleeding And the playing board has two unbalanced pieces

17. Steve Von Till - Valley of the Moon All she gives is a stone facade Like ill-given flowers at a dead man's wake Here we slave for the dreams of another And fight over scraps like wayward dogs

18. Ludovico Einaudi - Experience

19. Lunatic Soul - Summoning Dance Three stones on the right side Three stones on the left My vicious circle of life and death “Oh you want it” I hear it again “Oh you want it” My burden Curse to break

20. Lunatic Soul - Through Shaded Woods Run through your shaded woods Run through your shaded mind Run through the night Run away Run through the darkness Run

21. Lunatic Soul - Naavie

22. David Bowie - Nature Boy There was a boy A very strange, enchanted boy They say he wandered very far Very far, over land and sea A little shy and sad of eye But very wise was he

23. The Dandy Warhols - Sleep Well, I could sleep forever But it's of her I dream If I could sleep forever I could forget about everything

24. Au4 - Everyone is Everyone (and Everything is Everything) Tripping and tumbling, Flipping and fumbling. Flowing on the rivers of sadness That have been forever rumbling. But from dawn until now Of all the paths that I could have gone down Of all the valleys That I could have been flowing through. In spite of all the chaos And all that has come between us, How is it I still find myself Here with you.

25. Kingcrow - Everything Goes Your hands again upon the ground Falling rain for hours and hours As you learn the game Time dispels the fog ... Ever been there? Ever felt like prey? Ever thought your mind was feeble? Lot of things that don’t make sense

26. Pain of Salvation - Icon As a child I felt too old And now when I'm grown-up I feel too young A different kind so I've been told Just slightly out of reach and out of time

27. Sophia Loizou - Divine Interference (I got spooky dungeon vibes. Also, the title.)

28. Carpenter Brut - Fab Tool Runnin Gunnin Forward in the phantom shatter so grand Splatter grand, arcanum fuel Wrought iron out of the sky Over me, tells no lie

29. Blue Stahli - Death Will Have to Run All on the open road Where none will ever grow A journey toward the known With countless miles to go

30. Gyroscope - Mistakes & Ladders I am the first? No I can't be the first A continuous nothing, destined for something Tell me who you are and why you trapped me here

31. Queens of the Stone Age - Run, Pig, Run Run, pig, run Here I come

32. Chali 2na & Krafty Kuts - Guard The Fort The swords are drawn and odds are stacked And we clash the impact's a thunderous clap Calm demeanor Even though we are under attack [...my turn to guard the fort ready for combat]

33. The Great Discord - Army of Me (lol)

34. Kongos - Terrified I think I'll start again and change my name You only live once or twice, what a shame Somebody fucked up when designing this game

35. Woodkid - Run Boy Run Run, boy, run! This ride is a journey to Run, boy, run! The secret inside of you Run, boy, run! This race is a prophecy Run, boy, run! And disappear in the trees

36. The Beta Machine - The End A million miles away from you this time I'll do what it takes I'm on my way If lines are in the sand I'll go under If I can make it in time I will bring you back with me

37. Devin Townsend Project - Gump When we last met who was I? I'm sorry we no longer see eye to eye The energy to keep you in while keeping myself out I'm sorry how you'll take this But I just don't have the patience anymore

38. Arrested Youth - Riot! I can't get much satisfaction living in this cave It's tough to breathe, I'm in the belly of the beast Can't sleep with all my rage With me and all my generations living in this cage Pick up your guns and tell your sons, tonight we break the cage

39. Led Zeppelin - Friends So anytime somebody needs you Don't let them down, although it grieves you Some day you'll need someone like they do Looking for what you knew

40. Faunts - M4, pt 2 (Wild) Fight your foes you're not alone Holy war is on the phone Asking to please stay on hold Bleeding loss of blood runs cold And I need you to recover Because I can't make it on my own

41. Faith No More - Ashes to Ashes (Wild) I want them to know it's me, it's on my head I'll point the finger at me, it's on my head Smiling with the mouth of the ocean And I'll wave to you with the arms of the mountain

42. Devin Townsend - Jupiter (Wild) I know you At least I think I do Everything's changed But in the days that are so dark It's wonderful

43. Katatonia - Neon Epitaph (Wild) Shadow of my shadow Cling not to my grief I am long left behind now You are free

44. The Smashing Pumpkins - The Beginning is the End is the Beginning (Wild) Time has stopped before us The sky cannot ignore us No one can separate us For we are all that is left The echo bounces off me The shadow lost beside me There's no more need to pretend Cause now I can begin again

45. Katatonia - Lacquer (Wild) My voice travelling Soaring bird above your head The house we lived in Ridden with disease ... The levee breaking I can't live to fight once more The road to the grave is straight as an arrow I'm just staying around to sing your song, baby

46. Eskimo Joe - This is Pressure (Wild) There is no romance in suffocation The walls fall down like your expectations You want to scream And you want to shout But you've built up steam And you can't let it out This is pressure

47. Portugal. The Man - 1000 Years (Wild) We'll wait 1000 years Until the end of time We'll wait 1000 more Dressed up in gold and white We'll climb the mountain sides To find what's in the sky We'll dig through mountain sides To find what's deep inside

48. Au4 - An Ocean’s Measure of Sorrow (Wild) Forgot my name and who I was. Memories of nothing floating up. All of the sorrow we once knew, Colours the ocean's water blue.

49. Band of Skulls - Carnivorous (Twilight) I am corrosive and cohesive Like a chemical bond I'm all together undone I am the broken kingdom I'm just so, so, so So carnivorous

50. Glass Animals - Flip (Twilight) I wanna go back with a club and attack I wanna take to my guns and break you I gotta make my little foe take his own

51. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me (Twilight) My mind has changed my body's frame, but, God, I like it My heart's aflame, my body's strained, but, God, I like it

52. Kamelot - The Spell (Twilight) All my demons cast a spell The souls of dusk rising from the ashes So the book of shadows tell The weak will always obey the master

53. OSI - Radiologue (Legend) I was dreaming I was heading west thirty days faster Had a fever woke up in a sweat bailing out the water Can't go on Can't go back Heard your voice coming through the noise wrote it in the radio log Hurt my head, wondering what you said so I threw it overboard

54. Katatonia - Don’t Tell A Soul (Legend) I have been destroyed by the perfection that is a lie see I'm moving soon see my feet are already on the road and if you know where I’m going don’t tell a soul

55. Haken - The Mind’s Eye (Legend) The shape of things to come are closer than they seem Changing your design every time you disappear I'm planning my escape through portals of your mind Where people seem to drop like flies

56. Pain of Salvation - Species (Legend) Sometimes I hate my fucking species Yet most days I'll do anything to please it My generation was fooled to pursue our dreams But it is not what it seems You never need what you want And you rarely want what you need

57. Euringer - Do You Kiss Your Mama with That Mouth? (Legend) All my life, misunderstood I'm fuckin' too smart, too smart for my own good The last question, before I go is "Hey motherfucka, do you kiss your mama with that mouth?" Yes! I kiss your mama with this mouth

58. !!! - Pardon My Freedom (Legend) Like I give a fuck, like I give a shit Like I give a fuck about that shit Like I give a fuck about that motherfucking shit

59. Team Sleep - Ataraxia (Legend) Froze asleep Coma deep I dream I'm out with you Alone at sea

60. Oliver Tank - Embrace (Legend) You're in my dreams The world is torn apart at the seams And I don't wanna leave Wearing my heart on it's sleeve

61. Machine Gun Fellatio - The Girl of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares) (Legend) The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares I don't know what it means but she's got multi-coloured hair When she stands in the sand I dream of peaches And I'm not sure what that means either

62. Earl Greyhound - Shotgun (Legend & Hyrule) I am nobody, nobody is who I am I am a traveler on this land And nothing, nothing, nothing in my hands

63. TV on the Radio - Staring at the Sun (Hyrule) You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your mouth is open wide You're trying hard to breathe The water's at your neck There's lightning in your teeth Your body's over me

64. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (Time) Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him

65. Sufjan Stevens - Sugar (Sky) Don’t break my heart, don’t break my flow now And all this rage has got to go now Let’s take up this lifeline Come on, baby, gimme some sugar Don’t make me wait Don’t make me wait too long Don’t make me sing the sad song Come on, baby, gimme some sugar

66. Obsydians - Ascension (Sky) Rise above the hardships you’ll face I will sign and keep on rising As long as you are giving me your soul and keep me awake Feel like home and spread your light around I will listen and just be there As long as you are giving me your love I’ll give you my soul

67. Sonique - Sky -_-

68. Enter Shikari - The King (Ganon) Watch your back, my friend I'm about to kickstart a cycle Of never ending revenge And this time it's primal, it's tribal

69. Saul Williams - WTF! (Ganon, Hylia) "You've been polluted, uprooted by time You have been muted, computed but I'm A living vessel of the one, of the moon, of the sun" Hey! You ain't as dead as you seem, what the fuck? Hey! But you keep living your lies

70. These New Puritans - We Want War (Ganon/ Dark Link/ any nemesis I guess) Shadows dance back up, it's happening again If you listen carefully you might hear them whisper: "We hold all the secrets, we hold all the words; But they're scrambled and broken so you'll never know" Can't you see them Floating like black ash? Can't you feel them Crawling down your back?

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #listening to music while I stare blankly at nothing is legit my number one hobby #and then shit like this happens #linked universe playlist

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glasyasbutch · 4 years

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playlist: craving & manic

link to playlist (on spotify)

1. Oh Girl You’re the Devil by MIKA

And I said follow me, whoever you want to be / Don’t care where you go as long you stay with me

MIKA kin song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The individual persona verses fit Craving (”girl with a bag full of hearts and the devil’s eyes”) much better than Manic but the general VIBES are just ... magnifique. It’s a song about people sticking together because the world hates them. Also like, devil themes ... tieflings ..... you get it.

I also just rly like the closing lines being “She’s a bad, bad girl, a very bad girl, he’s a bad, bad boy, a very bad boy” cause yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. Deal With It by GIRLI

We walk in, you stare at us, we find it hilarious / We came here to tear it up, we’re here to tear it up / Lights on, we roll up, makeup and undercuts / Lap it up, we’re pretty sure you can’t deal with it

Bro they went so fucking hard in their time as criminals like. So Hard. Especially a fan of the lines “back of a police car, free ride to the next bar” bc they really didn’t take law enforcement seriously like. At All. and the opening line of the selected lyrics above because two super fucked up and hot tieflings Definitely were eye catchers anywhere they went and they took a sick kind of pride in knowing that everyone was put off by them.

This song was originally on Craving’s personal playlist, but I moved it here bc it was much more of a pairs vibe.

3. Trouble by Valerie Broussard

I’m that knife in your boot, girl I got ya / I’m your number two man in the fight / We are revolutionaries tonight

The only reason either of them made it a day out of their hometown was because they had each other, and they are So much more dangerous as a pair.

4. Outlaws by Delta Rae

Don’t you know that we’re outlaws, giving the finger to death itself / We got no one to hide from, we got no one to toast our health

So this is on here partly just because I like Delta Rae. It’s technically a love song but it’s not explicit enough to turn me off from excluding it, because its much more about not giving a shit because you have the only thing you care about anymore walking by your side, and as long as they’re with you, you feel invincible, which is DEFINITELY how manic and craving walk through the world.

5. Bulletproof Heart by My Chemical Romance

Hold onto your heart in darkness / Will it ever be the light to shine you out or will it fail and leave you stranded? / I’m not going to be the one left standing / You aren’t going to be the one left standing / We aren’t going to be the ones left standing / Gravity don’t mean too much to me / Is this our destiny? This world is after me, after you / Run away, like it was yesterday

I always wanted an MCR song on here bc siccy niccy likes mcr and I felt like they deserved one on a playlist involving their character, but until recently I didn’t really listen to the band and didn’t trust myself to pick the song of theirs with the best vibes. But don’t worry! I’m having my MCR phase now so the updated playlist has one!!!!

Anyways bulletproof heart makes me go fucking bonkers and the lyrics speak for themselves why it belongs on this playlist. It doubles for pre-campaign “we are just shitheads and society hates us and its fun cause we hate it too” and “we are literally going to throw overthrow strahd and probably die but like fuck it what else can we do” vibes

6. Skyway Avenue by We The Kings

‘Cause if you jump, I will jump too / We will fall together from your building’s ledge / Never looking back at what we’ve done / We’ll say it was love

Nic sent me and morgan a text one day and was like “if craving dies in strahd i genuinely think manic is just gonna walk into the woods and let a dire wolf get him” and then i added this song :)

7. Hey Brother by Avicii

Hey brother, do you still believe in one another? / Hey sister, do you still believe in love, I wonder? / Oh, if the sky comes falling down / For you, there’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do

A part of me will always here this song and think of the Taaco twins, but hey, we can give it to other sibling pairs who have lived through near unimaginable strife and come out the other end bitterly clinging to each other for dear life.

Fun fact! This song is also on Nissy & Leth’s playlist. I make so many siblings.

8. I’ll Keep You Safe by Sleeing at Last

Don’t be afraid / God knows these mistakes will be made / But I promise I’ll keep you safe / As you build up your collection of pearls you pulled from the deep / The most beautiful landscape I’ve ever scene

Unconditional love between people who so desperately need to be told that they deserve any kind of love at all. Also bonus for one of the verses being about clocks because :3 sirris :3

9. We’re Alive by Cavetown

Actually you know what? The way things are isn’t good enough / We’re alive and we’re here / Please listen ‘cause we’re scared / We’re alive and we’re here / We will scream til you hear

I like to think this is the song for the exact moment they woke up and coughed the ashes of their home out of their lungs and decided that they’d been left alive to make their existence a hell for everyone else who thought they didn’t deserve to have one.

10. Eating Like Kings by Shawn James

I’ve let the sun set 365 times with murder running deep in my heart / And if I didn’t directly pull the trigger, I sure as hell played my own part / You know that it’s a snake eat snake world, we slither and serpentine through / Cause we all took a bite and six thousand years later, this apples getting harder to chew

Houghghgughhggh this song sexy ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think its a song for the regrets that are beginning to creep up in the very back of their minds (especially Manic, fuckin good-aligned morninglord paladin lookin ass).

11. Hell, Yeah by Nothing but Thieves

In a town upon the outskirts, with a flaw it cannot hide / I made my peace with sorrow and kept it all inside / They call it “hell”, yeah, why don’t we go there? / It’s way down below there, it’s just like home

Hell imagery, hopelessness themes, we are vibing.

12. A Demon’s Fate by Within Temptation

Angels have faith, I don’t want to be a part of his sin, I don’t want to get lost in his world, I’m not playing this game / When the shadows remain in the light of day / On a wing of darkness he’ll retaliate / He’ll be falling from grace ‘til the end of all his days

A song for good people turned to hate over the death of everyone they loved, a song for a brother devoted to a god of good and his sister devoted to an archdevil. Listen to this song with the volume up as high as you can stand it.

13. Years of War by Porter Robinson

Oh, two hundred years of war / Fight til we are no more / A curse on the streets of gold / Just know mine is a hand to hold / Take back what the kingdom stole / A curse on the streets of gold

unlucky 13 songs for an unlucky pair, the lyrics speak for themselves man. It’s about standing by someone as they rip back everything that was taken from them

Fun fact: i wrote a songfic to this about Caleb and Beau Critical Role

Fun fact 2: I love this song so much it makes me go literally insane

#playlists #craving

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covenantlifestylecentre-blog · 4 years

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Need to Feed Your Soul?

What on earth is going on? What are you talking about? Can I be changed? I am so full of sins. I smoke dagga, abuse alcohol and do all the different evil stuff.

These were the words and thoughts that I had for many years.

I often came to the conclusion that this lifestyle has been specifically created and granted for me. People have at many times told me that I am a failure which I started to believe. Everything I did resulted in failures which I even blamed my mom for.

My mom was a single mother who struggled to raise me. I could not understand why my dad was absent.

Little did I know that there were demonic forces behind all this. I did not at that time possess the spirit of discernment.

I directed my thoughts towards committing suicide. Every time I wanted to do it, I heard a voice telling me not to. Therefore I asked these many questions. I was not aware of this great path of righteousness.

My life even went in the direction of drugs, mentioned earlier, and other worldly elements. I was not involved in any acts of gangsterism, but still lived a sinful life.

But everything changed on Tuesday 3 August 1996.

We, my wife and I, accepted Christ as our personal Saviour on that beautiful day. At that time we, my wife and me, were unemployed and in desperate need of financial assistance. I was still an active member of Mamre Rugby Club and involved in other activities.

Our financial problems were soon sorted out as my wife received a cheque from her Provident Fund. We could buy food and other necessities. God really came through for us. We also found jobs and I left the sport as the Lord instructed me to do so. He wanted me in ministry.

She is currently following her lifelong dream as a nurse at an old age home and developing her nursing career, while I am completing my degree studies in Christian Education at a well known South African university. The Lord has changed our failures into success. "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23v1.

Although both of us grew up in Christian homes, we did not really know the path of the Lord. This means that we were carrying on according to traditional beliefs.

The decision to accept Christ did not come very lightly for both of us. We were (so we thought) still young at heart and not ready for such drastic steps. I turned 32 that year. We were still looking more excitement and pleasure. Little did we know that the Lord had greater things in store for our future.

That incident really changed us, especially me. For the first time I started to feel fatherly love and acceptance as a human being worth living.

As I am a person that loves interacting with other people, I thought that being a born again Christian; I would not be allowed to participate in any social activity. How wrong was I to be?

However, I quickly realized that, being a Christian requires commitment towards the cause. Luckily, despite difficulties during the last few years, I remained dedicated because of His love for me.

Yes, I was once a sinner, but am now cleansed by His blood that was shed on the cross of Calvary. I thus feel compelled to share God`s greatness in writing with you.

We were baptized on Sunday 7 June 1998. It was a very cold day, but we never felt the cold as the presence of the Holy Spirit was overwhelming.

The following day the Lord called me into the apostolic ministry. I will never forget the meeting I had with Him. It was quite an unforgettable incident,. I never knew that His Spirit and anointing was so powerful.

Looking back, years later, we can announce that it was all worthwhile in accepting Christ into our lives. The song declares: "It wasn`t easy, but it was worth it."

My negativity changed into something very, very positive. I found that I was indeed worth something to somebody and a place in life. God created me as an image of him. To him I was special.

You might be wondering why I make my private life open to the public. Well, I am not seeking any publicity, but wish to testify what the Lord has done in my life. I cannot remain quiet, but declare that He is really the true God. He is Jehovah Jireh!

Even when I went through a tremendous crisis ten years back, He was there for me. Some of my friends turned their back on me, but He showed His loyalty towards me. If it was not for Him, I would not have survived the ordeal.

The same happened during my illnesses, He supported and healed me. Praise His holy name!

My calling compels me to engage into evangelism and teachings hence the reason for the launching of the series of discussions, but first I need to quickly minister to your soul.

I am glad to declare that the Bible testifies that man has and will always take a special place in the Kingdom of the Great God. God won`t allow His creation to suffer unnecessary and get lost. Anyone who wants to take up serious business with Him is ensured of this special place. This is his reward to you, the child of God, for your perseverance.

In order to continue our conversation, we have to turn the attention to you. I request you to first need to sit down and just let your mind ease for a while. Start thinking about your ultimate destination.

The very first question we need to ask you is, of course, "Where are you heading?". You do know where you are coming from, but what is your final destination?

I would like to ask you more questions. How do you see yourself? Do you think you are good or bad? What do you think? Every person lives under his or her own illusions.

You may not be as bad as you think, nor quite as good as you think. Who, then, do you think will lead a better life of faith? Will it be one who thinks of himself/herself as good? Or one who thinks of himself/herself as bad? Is it the latter?

I also had to ask or answer these questions. God holds the answer to this. He knows all and everything.

Allow me to ask you another question. Who is more likely to be redeemed the one who has committed more sins or the one who has committed only a few sins? What do you think? The one who admits that he/she has committed countless sins is more likely to be redeemed. That person accepts that he/she is a grave sinner. Such a person can better accept the Word of redemption prepared for him/her by Jesus.

This idea really got to my mind on that day in August 1996. I realized that my only chance to freedom is on the doorstep. The decision was is in my hands. I am glad that I made the right decision.

An unknown author expresses it beautifully by saying the following:"My thoughts direct my actions, My actions become my habits, My habits define my character, And, my character is the birthplace of my destiny.

These stunning words gives us indeed, as already stated, something to think about. What forms the centre of our thoughts leads to what actions we are going to take at some stage in our lives. If it is violence, assaults beg to become part our lives. This is unstoppable if we, the individual, do not do something to stop the unfortunate happening. We are not perfect people, but we still need to strive to perfection.

Will you allow the HOLY SPIRIT to play a role in your life? The Holy Spirit reacts only when a person realizes that he or she is lost and need to get back to the Lord.

Jesus is then at all costs exalted by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit provides us with the assurance that Jesus did die for us and took our sins upon Him. Sometimes we doubt this, but let we be assured this happening occurred without any misleading conception.

Are you currently struggling with alcoholism or any other form of abuse? Alcohol abuse is an age old problem and part of man`s sins.Apostle Paul warned the Christians not to stray. He also advised them not to indulge in acts such as alcohol abuse. (1 Cor.6:9,10).

Unfortunately man suffers from the sins inherited from Adam. Sins are created by the acts of human nature.

Adam and Eve`s sins were because of Satan`s deceitful desires. Sin can become an addictive,destructive force.

Satan, the biggest influence on human nature, is the great enemy of God and all humanity. Satan is the ruler of the kingdom of the air and operates in those that are disobedient to the Lord.

People flee to the usage of alcohol as a form of stress solution in order to rid themselves of the problems surrounding them. However, many has been rehabilitated and succeeded in life. The question is is there hope for others?

The answer is a big YES.

Alcoholics need to admit that they have problems. These people often think that they will find a controlled manner of drinking. The same applies to people engaged in other forms of abuse.

There is, unfortunately, no spirit inside a human being that will provide any healing or solution to these problems. The godly medicinal solution is by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The power and the truth lay in the crucifixion of Jesus upon the cross of Cavalry. He took all the sins of Man upon Him when He died on the cross.

God made a covenant (Genesis 3:15). The covenant was that He would deliver all sinners. He said that humans would be redeemed of their sins through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ by the water and the Spirit. God sent our Savior, Jesus, to live among us.He also promised to send John the Baptist ahead of Jesus and He kept His promise.

The birth of Jesus lead to the cut off of the shackles of sin for all people. Those people who still have a hard time under sin are slaves of sin.His redemption made it possible that our sins could be absolutely cut off. He removed all our sins. Is there anyone who still suffers from sin?

Our warfare against sin has ended. We shall never suffer in sin again. Our bondage to sin ended when Jesus redeemed us with His baptism and blood. The Son of God has expiated all our sins.

What must be done to receive healing? People must have a desire to be redempted from their sinful nature. Every sinner must accept God into their lives. God can start working when people have acknowledge Him as the only and true Savior.

One thus certainly need to confess God as your Savior.A desire to call to God for help must be present. Faith and believe in Jesus Christ is essential. Jesus,as already mentioned, is the only one that can save you from going lost.

One need to place all your trust in the Lord. Saved people have to end all sinful thinking and deeds.They need to encourage others to also repent and worship a true God. A healthy fellowship with other worshippers of God is also vital.This will help in having a godly manner of speech.

Digging deeper into the Word of God by means of,amongst others, Bible studies will strengthen the move to a godly manner of speech.

Active alcoholics and young people need to be warned against the dangers of alcohol abuse.This can be done by means of testimonies.God is alive and are still healing the sick and solving problems.

God is the Master of the Universe.The greatest addiction, the pulls of the human nature, can be overcome with the help of our Father. I overcame this problem. So did many others.

Faith is caused in our hearts in order to believe that, what is written is really true. God allows us to still sin, because we still live in a sinful world. We cannot sin against the Holy Spirit. This sin is punishable by death. All the other sins need to be confessed. Do you now understand why we need to repent our sins?

God is alive, still healing the sick and solving problems. God is the Master of the Universe. The greatest addiction, the pulls of the human nature, can be overcome with the help of our Father.

Today we, the children of God, are looking forward to going home to a safe haven called Paradise. Why is this? We have got Jesus in our lives and in our purified hearts.

Thanking Jesus for saving my soul. What about yours?

Our article emphasizes the importance of discussing Christianity. Christians need to understand their practice (both in writing and practically). Therefore Biblical Studies cannot be ignored.

This religion, based on a God man relationship, holds the keys to peace and harmony for the soul. Unfortunately, we cannot continue without also mentioning the religion`s birth. John 12 v 46: "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness."

Christianity, a major religion, is defined as an inspiration for man`s achievements, is concerned with man`s ultimate destination and makes people passionate. God can also fulfill human needs (hunger, thirst, love, sorrows, etc.) which require attention. Matthew 5 v 3: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Christianity, a vital factor in Man`s formation, has over 2.5 billion followers. It is a vast topic which no one book can alone cover.

Its founder, Jesus Christ, was born between 2 and 6 BCE (Before the Common Era) and known to be both Man and God. He only had a human mother, Mary, but no human father. The name Jesus means Savior. Jesus was aided by twelve disciples, including Simon Peter and Judas, during His evangelism amongst social dropouts.

His teachings, based on the rapidly coming of the longed for reign of God on earth, and His death on the cross at Cavalry played enormous roles in the establishment of Christianity.

The death of Jesus and Judas, His betrayer, led to the other disciples, along with other believers, gathering in Jerusalem in order to find a new disciple and discuss the road ahead.

The occurrence of a supernatural incident, God`s Spirit was poured out on them, at this meeting resulted in the discipleship expanding to more than 3 000.The first Christian congregation in Jerusalem then combined their beliefs in Jesus as Messiah and (New Testament) Christianity saw the light.

Christianity is today practiced worldwide and covers 33% of the world`s population. Protestantism, the Roman Catholic Church and orthodox churches form part of the prominent traditions within this religion of which Catholicism is the biggest type.

Christian writers normally find that there is so much to be shared. We have to praise Him for this. The winning of souls and teaching followers of Christ are vital purposes of spiritual writings. John 12 v 46: "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness."

However, Satan complicates things. He feels that his domain is being threatened and use confusion as centre of attack to prevent this threat. Satan sees followers of Christ as part of the enemy. Luckily, God`s presence and assistance ease matters.

Unfortunately these difficulties rest with all humans and will, however, remain part of life. Christians` beliefs in Christ are daily being put to the test.

Jesus Christ, states that we do not have to fear as He has already conquered the world. John 16 v 33: "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

We do not wish to focus on writers nor difficulties, but on the glorious victory by Christ at Calvary. How can one forget the Crucifixion as our victory over daily issues lies behold in the Blood of Christ?

His death grants us peace of mind that Jesus Christ, the greatest prophet, has done it all for us." Psalm 106 v 1: "Praise ye the LORD.O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Is it worth staying committed to Christ? Is God worthy to be worshipped and praised? Are there solutions to the many problems?The answer is YES.

The victory by Christ on the cross assures us this. He has conquered the world. John 16 v 33: "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

Therefore Christianity is the answer to someone seeking the right religion. Christianity promises the provision of peace and harmony for the soul. This is made possible via personal relationships with Jesus Christ.

In conclusion, fantastic rewards in the form of eternal lives await those that are serious in their commitment towards Christ. Studies of the Word remain vital important as the keys to a better future awaits the saints (the children of God).

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Yonec- Marie De France

In Marie De France’s “Yonec,” the narrator speaks solemnly on the virtues of a young woman she was locked away for years by her husband to keep her away from the world. The woman becomes depressed and doesn’t take care of herself properly, leaving her looking homely. Eventually, a magical man finds her tower, first appearing to her as a bird man and then a handsome knight that made her feel a spark of something other than the hate that her husband made her feel. The knight fortells his own death, telling the woman that her maid will find out and tell her husband, leading to the knight’s death.

Despite this, their love remains strong. We feel like this is a prime example of true medieval romance and chivalry, because their love outweighs the risk to them. Eventually the husband catches on to his wife’s change in demeanor and dress, and created a plan to kill her lover. The woman was already pregnant with the knight’s son, and when he grows up the woman takes him to his father’s tomb to tell him the story of how her husband murdered her lover, the boy’s father. Upon her death thereafter, the boy look off his stepfather’s head, upholding his family lineage and avenging his mother and father in the name of not only chivalry, but also love.

Another aspect to consider is the husband. He is the villain of this story, but furthermore, he is the reason that this woman is so depressed in the beginning. He keeps her locked away and the only other person she comes in contact with is a mean old maid who doesn’t care for her much either. This situation that the man has put her in is what makes her a damsel in distress, a classic archetype of misogyny. Although it is a woman who wrote these lais, the misogyny of this time was something that seemed to be commonly accepted.

Yonec, Marie De France 1 Now I've taken up the making of lais, I won't lay it down, though heavy it weighs. Adventures I've known in my time, I will retell them all in rhyme. I've been thinking, and wanting too To tell the tale of Yonec to you: 2 Whence his birth, how his father First came visiting his mother-- His name who begot Yonec Was, properly, Muldumarec. Long ago in Britain there thrived A rich old man, antique, long-lived. His power in Caerwent was never denied; They called him lord in that countryside. Caerwent's on the river Duelas, Once deep enough for ships to pass. Into old age this lord had passed. In order to make his fortunes last, He took a wife to get children, heirs; After him, all this would be theirs. High-born was this noble maid, Wise, well-mannered, and lovely indeed, When to the rich man they gave her. For her loveliness he loved her-- Her beauty and sweetness roused his ardor, So he planned carefully how to guard her. He locked her up in a tower, alone, In a big room paved with stone. He had an elderly sister, Widowed, a Mrs. with no Mister, He put her in there with his wife, To hold her to a righteous life. Other women were there, I presume, Somewhere in a separate room, But the lady never said even "How do you do?" Unless the old woman told her to. 3 He kept her there more than seven years-- They never did engender heirs; From that tower she didn't descend Not for a relative, not for a friend. When the lord came to sleep with her, No valet nor any porter Dared to enter the tower room, Or light a candle in the gloom. The lady lived in sorrow and pain; With weeping, sighing, weeping again, She lost her beauty, as a lady would Who didn't care if she looked good. For herself, the best wish she could make her Was for swift death to come soon and take her. 4 It was the month of April; spring Set those little birds to sing. The lord arose in early morning, Dressed himself to go out hunting. He roused up, too, the old woman To lock the door tight behind him. He gave the order, she'd obey; The lord and his men rode away. The old woman took her psalm-book along, And sat mumbling David's song. The lady lay awake in distress; Now she picked out the sun's brightness. She saw the old woman had gone Out and left her all alone. She began to sigh and complain; Her weeping began all over again: "Alas! I was born on an evil day! Hard and cruel is my destiny! This tower is a prison for me, And only death will set me free. What's he afraid of, that jealous Old man, keeping me in this fortress? He's a fool, crazy, always afraid Somehow, somewhere, he'll be betrayed. I can't even go to church To hear Mass, do God's works. If I was able to talk with people, Go out, enjoy those pleasures peaceable, I'd be so sweet to him, so good, Even if I wasn't in the mood. A curse on my family And on all those, collectively, Who gave this jealous man my hand, Gave me his body for husband! I pull and pull--naught comes of it: I wish and wish, but he won't die of it. Instead of his being baptized, In Hell's river his boat capsized! His sinews are tough, his veins tough, The blood that fills them's alive enough... 5 "Often I've heard the tale told How people found, in days of old, In this same land, adventures bright, The sad redeemed, the wronged made right. A knight might find a maiden-lover Sweet and fair, by thinking of her; Ladies could find lovers who Were handsome, gentle, valiant, true-- Nor were they blamed for such affairs: They alone ever saw their lovers. If this can be--if it did happen-- If this ever came to any woman-- God, who have power over all, Please hear, please answer now my call!" 6 When she'd spoken this sad word, She picked out the shadow of a great bird Through a narrow window. She Didn't know what it might be. It entered her room flying-- Jesses (1) on its feet--a hawk it seemed, Moulted five or six times in its life. It settled there, in front of the wife. After it had rested a minute, And she'd closely inspected it, It became a knight, handsome, gentle. The lady thought this was a marvel-- Her blood stirred and began to race. In her fear she hid her face. The knight was gentle, courteous; He addressed her, speaking first, thus: "Lady," he said, "Fear ye not, no! 7 The hawk's a gentle bird, you know; Though how and why remain a mystery, Still, you see that you may trust me, And take me for your friend, your dear. For this," he said, "I came here. I've loved you for a long time now. In my heart I yearned for you. I vow, I never loved any woman but you, Nor will love any other; I'll be true. Still, I couldn't come here where you are, Or come forth out of my own land Unless you had made that prayer. Now at last I can be your friend!" The lady was now reassured; She uncovered her head and spoke a word In response to what the knight asked of her; She told him she would make him her lover If he believed in God above; This would make possible their love. For his beauty was very great: Never in her life, early nor late, Had she seen a knight so handsome, Nor will she ever, in days to come. "Lady," he said, "How well you speak! Not for anything would I wreak That wrong, be your occasion of sin-- The guilt, the doubt, the suspicion. I firmly believe in the Creator, Who freed us from that sad state where We'd been thrust by Adam our father When he bit that apple bitter; He is and was and will be ever Light and life to each poor sinner. If my word you cannot credit, Ask for your chaplain to visit; Say you've a sudden ill, an ailment; For this you want the sacrament Which God established in this world So that we sinners may be healed. Then I'll take on your form and face, Receive Christ's body in your place. And so that you'll have no more need To doubt me, I'll say my whole Creed." She approved of what he'd said. He lay beside her on her bed, But he didn't want to caress her, Nor embrace her yet, nor kiss her. 8 Just then the old woman came home, Found the lady awake in her room, Told her it was time she rose, Wanted to bring in the day's clothes. The lady said she had some disease-- They'd better go alert her priest, And tell him to come to her, quick, She feared death, she was so sick. The old woman said, "Well, suffer away! My lord has gone to the woods today, And no-one but me will come in here!" The lady felt a terrible fear; She faked a faint, and there she lay. The old woman saw this with dismay. She unlocked the door and ran Off to find the good chaplain. Soon as he could, the priest came, swiftly, Bringing with him Corpus Christi. The knight received the sacred bread, Drank wine from the chalice in her stead. Now the good chaplain is gone; The old woman locks up the door again. 9 The lady lies beside her dear; You never saw such a lovely pair. When they've laughed and played enough, And told each other their hearts' truth, The knight takes his leave of his dame To go back to his own land, as he came. Sweetly, softly she makes her prayer That he'll return often to see her. "Lady," he said, "when it's your pleasure! I won't let slip a single chance; But in your wishing find some measure, Or else our ruin you'll advance; That old woman's a traitor, all right; She'll spy on us both day and night. She'll learn of the love between us, And tell her lord how she's seen us. If it all happens as I've said, And we are indeed betrayed, I will never be able to fly Away again, except to die." 10 With this he goes, the lovers part, She's left alone with a joyful heart. Next day she gets up, not at all sick. She was so happy all that week. She learned she has a precious body, And she recovers all her beauty. Now she really prefers to exist Home alone--other pleasures aren't missed. She longs often to see her knight And take from him her own delight. As soon as her husband leaves the tower, Night or day, late or early the hour, She has all she could want of her love. Long may she rejoice, please God above! Because of the joy in which she moved, From seeing so often the man she loved, Her form and face were quite renewed. Her husband was a sly man, shrewd; In his heart he knew that she Had changed from what she used to be; He begins to doubt his sister. One day he begins to ask her, Isn't it a marvel how His wife just loves to dress up now? He wonders why this might be so. The old woman says she doesn't know-- No-one can have speech or sight of her, And she has no friend or lover. There's just one thing: she's gladder when she Is left alone than she used to be. This small change is what she's spied. To this the husband has replied: "By faith," he says, "I believe you! Now here's something you must do: In the morning, I'll rise early, And, when you've shut the door behind me, You must pretend to go outside; Leave her lying in bed by herself. But really, secretly, you'll hide Some place you can see by stealth Where this comes from, what it might be, That's making my lady so happy." They parted, agreed upon their plans. Alas! They are in evil hands, The couple for whom she lies in wait-- They'll be deceived, yes, and betrayed! 11 In three days, as I heard the story, The husband pretended to go on a journey. For his wife, this story he fed her: The King has sent for him by letter. He'll return as fast as he can, for sure. He leaves the room and shuts the door. So the old woman got out of bed; Right there, behind the curtain, she hid. She'd hear and see, hidden so Everything she wanted to know. Wide awake under her bedcover, The lady's longing for her lover. He comes--he doesn't hesitate-- He's not an hour or a moment late. They make each other happy now, By what their words and faces show, Until it's time to rise for the day-- Now he must be on his way. The old woman's watching. She spies How he comes in, then away he flies. Indeed, she fears and feels the shock Of seeing him first man, then hawk. When the lord returned to his abode (For he hadn't gone far down the road) The old woman explained aright All the truth about the knight, And in deep thought he is wrapt. He orders: the knight will be trapped And killed by deceits his wits Devise. He has them forge iron spits, Tips clad with steel; never razor In this world was ever sharper. When he has had these made, Forked and toothed on every side, He has them fixed around the window, Fastened tight in close-set row, Just where the knight passes in When he comes to his lady friend. Dear God! Why can't he know the treason Prepared against him by this felon? 12 Next day, early in the morn, The husband gets up before dawn, And announces he's hunting today. The old woman sees him on his way, Then back on her bed she lies, To sleep; the sun has yet to rise. The lady's awake, alert to await The man she loves with loyal faith; 13 He could come to her now, she says, And be with her in peace and ease; As soon as she's prayed such A prayer he comes, nor delays much; He comes flying through the window, But the spits are fixed there now; One pierces his body, deep; Scarlet blood begins to seep. Knowing this wound is his doom, Freed of the spike, he enters her room. He alights on the bed beside the lady, So that her sheets are all bloody. She sees the blood and the awful gash. Anguish makes her white as ash. He tells her, "My sweet love, my friend, Your love's brought my life to its end. I told you it would happen thus: Your form and face have slain us." Hearing this, she fainted and fell; She seemed dead for a short spell. Sweetly he offers her comfort: Her sorrow and pain aren't worth It: by him her pregnancy's begun; She'll bear his strong and valiant son. This child will heal her ache and shame. She'll see that Yonec is his name. Someday he will kill his and her Enemy, be their avenger. The knight cannot stay with her longer, For the wound's bleeding is stronger. Sadly, sadly, away he goes. But, with a great cry, she follows. She gets out through a window-- It's a miracle she's not killed below, For the wall was twenty feet deep Right there where she made her leap. Aside from her shift she was nude As she set herself to track the blood Which from the wounded knight was flowing To mark a path for her going. She followed this road; it wound Along until it came to a mound. There was an entrance to this hill; 14 All around the door she saw the spill Of blood, but could see nothing farther. Then she thought she knew her lover Had passed this way and gone in here. She entered, too, this place of fear. Within, she found no spark of light, Yet she followed the road aright Until she came forth from the mound Where lovely meadows spread around. The grass here was soaked with blood-- Her fears returned now in full flood. Across the field she followed the trace. There was a city near that place All enclosed by a great wall. No house there, or tower or hall Seemed made of anything but silver; Rich was the work of the city's builder. Marshes lay at the town's edges, And the forests and the neat hedges. Near to the castle, on the other side, All around flowed a river wide, Where boats and ships could dock and anchor; Three hundred sails--more--crowd the bank there. The lower gate is quite unclosed-- Into the town the lady goes Still following the blood, fresh red; Through town and to the keep it led. No-one spoke to her, no-one; She saw no living man nor woman. She came to the palace courtyard; The stones were bloody, soaked and smeared. She entered a lovely room in the keep And found a knight there, fast asleep; She went on, not knowing him, Into another, larger room; A bed, nothing more, came to light, And, upon it, a sleeping knight. She's passed through this and come Into a third great fine room, And here she finds her lover's bed. Of purest gold is the bedstead; I couldn't guess the bedclothes' value; Candlesticks and chandeliers, too, Kept aflame both night and day, Are worth a city's treasury. The moment that she caught a sight Of him, she recognized the knight. Swift and fearful, she goes toward him. In a faint she falls athwart him. Her lover takes her in loving arms, Cries out at how fortune harms Them both. When her faint has passed, He comforts her sweetly, at last. "My lovely love, by God! Hear my plea! Leave this place! You must flee! I will die before daybreak, And here there will be such heartache, That if my people found you here, They would torture you, my dear; My people know what you have cost me-- That it's for your love they've lost me. I ache with worry for you." "My love," she says, "I implore you, I'd much rather die here with you, Than suffer what my husband will do; He'll kill me if I return." The knight can answer this concern. He gives her a little ring, And teaches her to use the thing: As long as she keeps it safe, she'll see Her lord will have no memory Of anything that has just passed; For this she won't be harrassed. He gives her and commends his sword To her, forbids her with a strong word Ever to yield it to any man; She must keep it for his son's hand. When he shall be strong, full-grown, A valiant knight, worth some renown, To some festival she'll go, Her husband and her son in tow. They will come to an abbey; They'll see a tomb, hear someone say How he's dying all over again, And how wrongly he's been slain. Then she must give him the sword; 15 He must be told then, word for word, The adventure of his birth, his father's name. They'll see how he makes his claim. When he's told her all this, He gives her a rich silk dress, Which he commands her to wear; Then he sends her away from there. With the ring, then, she goes, And the sword to comfort her woes. She's passed the city gate and door, And gone half a league, no more, When she hears the tolling bells, Mourning cries from the castle halls. In her sorrow at hearing these chimes She falls into a faint four times. When she finally comes around, She makes her way to the mound, Enters, passes through to the other side, And finds herself back in her own countryside. Together with her husband, her lord, She dwelt for many a day afterward, And never did he bring an accusation, Insult or mock her for what she'd done. Their son was born; they did all to rear Him safe and well; they held him dear. They gave him Yonec for a name; No-one could find in that domain A man so handsome, so valorous, So worthy, liberal, generous. When his age was right, They dubbed him a knight. After his knighting, that very same year, What happened--listen now and you'll hear! 16 At the Feast of Saint Aaron (2), Which was celebrated at Caerleon (As well as at many another town), A formal order had been sent down To the lord to go there with his friends, As the country's custom demands. He brought along his wife and son; Rich were his clothes and caparison. It's time to go, and they go, But where they're going they don't know. They took along with them a lad, Who led them along down the right road, Till they came to a castle tall, In this world the fairest of all. Within the castle stood an abbey Where deeply pious folks live and pray. The boy got rooms there for them all (Their young guide to the festival). In the abbot's own chamber They were served well, and with honor. They go to hear Mass the next day, Then they're ready to be on their way. The abbot comes to have his say: He begs them to prolong their stay; He'll show them his dormitory, His chapter-house, his refectory. Since their lodgings are of the best, The lord gladly grants this request. 17 Later, when they'd finished dining, They set out to tour the buildings. First they come to the chapter room; There they found a huge tomb Draped with silk on which stitched wheels rolled, And banded across with expensive gold. At the head, the feet, to left and right, Were candles, twenty, burning bright. The candlesticks were of the purest Gold, the censers of amethyst In which that day they burned incense Around the tomb, in reverence. They inquired now, their demand Of the natives of that land Was, whose tomb this might be? What man lay there so honorably? Now their tears began to fall, And weeping they began their tale, That this was the very best knight, Strongest, proudest, first in a fight, Handsomest, most loved, most worthy of love Of any born here under heaven above. "He was the king of this country-- Never was any lord so courtly. At Caerwent he had been taken, For a lady's love he was slain. Since then we've never had a lord; Rather have we awaited some word Of his son, begotten on that lady; He commanded us to be ready." Having heard all this narration, The lady called out loud to her son: "Dear son," she said, "Do you hear How God Himself has led us here? Here lies your own father, whom This vile old man murdered, in this tomb. This sword I give you was his before you; I have kept it a long time for you." Everyone heard, as she taught him Who his father was, how he begot him, How he used to come to her, How her husband committed murder; She told the truth; then on the tomb She fell fainting in a swoon. In her faint, she passed on; She never spoke again to anyone. When her son saw that she was dead, He took off his stepfather's head. So with the sword of his father He avenged the pain of his mother. Everyone in the city soon knew All that had happened, true as true. They took the lady with great honor And laid her there beside her lover. They made Yonec their lord, there and then, And afterwards went home again. 18 Some who heard this adventure told Made a lai, when the tale was already old, Of pity, of sorrow, of pain, of All they once suffered for their love. 1. Jesses: leather straps on a hawks legs, often with a ring where a leash can be attached.

2. St. Aaron: Saint Aaron of Aleth was a man born in Britain who relocated to Aleth, a small island near St. Malo in Brittany, France; he was a hermit and an abbot of the monastery there.

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