The oak king

The Oak King and the Holly King - Free download as Word Doc (.doc), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document describes a legend about two brother kings, the Oak King and the Holly King, who ruled different halves of the year and fought over control of the land. Their fighting was ended when the Lady convinced them to share rule, with the Oak King ruling during the summer and the Holly King during the winter. Their struggle and exchange of power explains the…

The Winter Solstice approaches and we are getting ready to celebrate Yule. It's a good opportunity to retell the legend of the Oak King and the Holly King, personifications of winter and summer in various traditions. This is how the story goes: Long ago, our land was ruled by two Kings, who were brothers. The...

The Holly King & the Oak King—you may have heard of these two mythical, pagan figures, but who are they and where do they come from? One of the trickiest things when it comes to modern paganism is understanding the origins of our rituals, folklore and belief. So today, I wanted to look at t

This tale has been told for thousands of years, druids told it to children around camp fires, Celts told it so people would remember the 8 Sabbats of the year.

A myth about the Holly King and the Oak King for this Yuletide season.

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The Oak King reigns from the Spring Equinox till the Autumn Equinox. #wicca #pagan

This image i posted before adding colour, now it is finished and is shown as it should be seen. In my research into the festival of yule i found that its the time when the Holly King who raigns for twelve days is defeated by the young Oak King of the year to come. And this is what lead to the twelve days of Christmas as they are seen today. This festival is a solar celebration as from now on the days get lighter and the dead ground of winter will soon begin to grow once more. Whilst…