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Then the lovely Goewen shared his throne covered with the flame colored satin. One of the most beautiful maidens of the court was chosen to hold his feet, until such time as a permanent choice was made. THEN THE LOVELY GOWEN SHARED HIS THRONE COVERED WITH THE FLAME COLORED SATIN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAIDENS OF THE COURT WAS CHOSEN TO HOLD HIS FEET UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A PERMANENT CHOICE WAS MADE
els. When they told this to Pryderi, he at once blew his horn and assembled his knights, to invade the country of Gwynedd, to recover his swine. Hearing of his coming, King Math went out to meet Pryderi in battle. But while he was away with his army, Gily, the lover, seized the beautiful maiden Goewen, who held the king's feet in her lap. She was not willing to marry Gily, but he eloped with her, and carried her off to his cottage. The war which now raged was finally decided by single combat, as was the custom in old days. By this, the burning of the peasants' houses, and the ruin which threatened the whole country, ended, and peace came. It was not alone by the strength and fierceness of King Math, but also by the magic spells of Gwyd, that Pryderi was slain. After burying the hero, King Math came back to his palace and found out what Gily had done. Then he took Goewen away from Gily, and to make amends for her trouble, in being thus torn from his palace, King Math made her his queen. N EITHER THE STABLES OR THE KENNELS WHEN THEY TOLD THIS TO PRYDARY HE AT ONCE BLEW HIS HORN AND ASSEMBLED HIS KNIGHTS TO INVADE THE COUNTRY OF GWEND TO RECOVER HIS SWINE HEARING OF HIS COMING KING MATH WENT OUT TO MEET PRIDARY IN BATTLE BUT WHILE HE WAS AWAY WITH HIS ARMY GILLI THE LOVER SEIZED THE BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN GO IN WHO HELD THE KING'S FEET IN HER LAP SHE WAS NOT WILLING TO MARRY GILLY BUT HE LOOKED WITH HER AND CARRIED HER OFF TO HIS COTTAGE THE WAR WHICH NOW RAGED WAS FINALLY DECIDED BY SINGLE COMBAT AS WAS THE CUSTOM IN OLD DAYS BY THIS THE BURNING OF THE PEASANTS HOUSES AND THE RUIN WHICH THREATENED THE WHOLE COUNTRY ENDED AND PEACE CAME IT WAS NOT ALONE BY THE STRENGTH AND FIERCENESS OF KING MATH BUT ALSO BY THE MAGIC SPELLS OF GWYD THAT PRIDARY WAS SLAIN AFTER BURYING THE HERO KING MATH CAME BACK TO HIS PALACE AND FOUND OUT WHAT GILLI HAD DONE THEN HE TOOK GOWEN AWAY FROM GILLI AND TO MAKE AMENDS FOR HER TROUBLE IN BEING THUS TORN FROM HIS PALACE KING MATH MADE HER HIS QUEEN
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