Garth

Garth may refer to:

As a place name

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Garth (Guilsfield)

Garth was an important and historic house in the township of Garth in Guilsfield in Montgomeryshire. In the 18th century it became the home of the Mytton family who had originally been Shrewsbury mercers, who derived their wealth from the Montgomeryshire weaving industry. They had settled at Pontyscoweryd in Meifod and at Halston in Shropshire. The most famous members of the family were General Mytton, the Parliamentary Commander in the Civil War in the Marches and “Mad Jack Mytton”, the eccentric 19th. century squire of Halston. Probably at the end of the 18th. century a grandiose rebuilding scheme was started by Devereux Mytton. His grandson, Richard Mytton, who inherited Garth in 1809 at the age of 23 was faced with financial problems. The Myttons were never able to afford to live in style in this house. It is often stated that it cost nearly £100,000 to build The family continued to own the house until 1947, when it was finally demolished.

Earlier History

Garth (comics)

Garth is a fictional character, a superhero in publications from DC Comics, originally known as Aqualad, and later known by the codename Tempest. As Aqualad, he was the teen sidekick and protégé to his guardian, the super-hero known as Aquaman, bearing the same super-abilities as his mentor that allow him to breathe underwater and communicate with marine life. He also possesses enhanced strength and speed that allow him to move through the ocean with relative ease as well as withstand the high-pressure depths of the ocean.

As Tempest, he lost the marine communication powers, but gained mystic-based abilities that allow him to control the temperature of water and moisture surrounding him, as well as the ability to emit destructive force beams from his eyes. As the adoptive Prince of Atlantis, he has at times been forced to assume his mentor's responsibilities as ruler of the oceans during Aquaman's absences, and has in recent years acted as Atlantis' official ambassador to the surface world.