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Holly King
“Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.”
The figure of the Holly King is a type of Green Man, the British vegetation god. In some mythologies of the changing seasons, the year is divided in half and is ruled alternately by the Holly King and his twin brother the Oak King. Echoes of their battles at midsummer and midwinter are found throughout British folklore, as in the mummer plays of St. George and in the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Holly King Print, 8"x10" (unmatted) $40.00
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Original: Charcoal Pencil & Digital Watercolor
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