We all heard various stories about how the seasons changed but one story I found interesting was that of the Oak King and the Holly King.
The Oak King is the ruler of the summer, of light, fertility, and growth while the Holly King is the ruler of winter, darkness, and death. These kings meet for battle twice a cycle, to fight for the Crown of the Year, and both times the one is dethroned as the other succeeds. When The Oak King takes the crown early in the year, the days are long, the crops grow tall, and new life is brought into the world; when The Holly King ascends towards the year’s end, long days are replaced by long nights, crops do not grow, and many living things perish in the cold.
The myth often varies depending on personal beliefs such as the concept of the said Kings gain power on the solstices (Oak at Yule and Holly at Litha), snatching the crown when their opposition is at their strongest. This would mean that these Kings would start their reign in weakness, gradually ascending to strength, until they are deposed at the next solstice. The cycle of these battle would go as following: defeated by The Oak King at Yule, The Holly King is reborn on Ostara, ready to take the crown back from the opposing king as his power peaks in the summer. The Oak King is reborn at Mabon, ready to take the crown back from the opposing king as his power peaks in the Winter.
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~ Keychain Information ~
Each keychain is 3" Synthetic Basswood with double-side printing. Each King have one unique feature - Oak King have gold ink speckled on and Holloy King have silver ink speckled on.
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Each Sticker is 3" Sticker with respective Hot Stamp - Oak King with Gold and Holly King with Silver.
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