King Maxwell I was the last king of a united Jarnlünd.
History
Maxwell was beloved by the people and the Old Kingdom flourished under his rule. However, he was not without weakness and had an affair with Lady Nora, the most beautiful woman in the kingdom and the wife of his court magus Viktor.
Vandal Savage hired the mercenary Slade to assassinate Maxwell, which Slade did by shooting at Maxwell from a great distance while he was with Nora. Viktor walked in to the room just before Slade's arrow came through the wall and Nora jumped away from Maxwell, putting herself in the arrow's path. It passed through Maxwell's neck and hit Nora in the chest, killing them both instantly before Viktor's eyes.
Driven mad by his rage and grief at Nora's betrayal and death, Viktor cursed the land with an endless Allwinter. With the death of the king and the chaos wrought by the winter, the Old Kingdom fell into civil war as warlords known as Jarls each tried to carve out his own private kingdom in the ruins.[1][2]
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Notes
- Maxwell Lord was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire, first appearing in Justice League #1. However, the Dark Knights of Steel version of Maxwell Lord first appeared in Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #4 by Jay Kristoff and Tirso Cons.
- However, he was first mentioned in Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #1
Related
- 2 Appearances of Maxwell of the Clan Lord (Dark Knights of Steel)
- 2 Images featuring Maxwell of the Clan Lord (Dark Knights of Steel)
- Quotations by or about Maxwell of the Clan Lord (Dark Knights of Steel)
- Character Gallery: Maxwell of the Clan Lord (Dark Knights of Steel)
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