[The story behind the Yule Crown of Winter, the tale of Arduinna's first hunt...] "...Seeing this, Meirothea called upon Arduinna, the wild fay of the deep woods, whose feet knew every hidden hollow and whose heart beat with the promise of spring.
Arduinna answered without a word. She ran into the snow and the darkness, her Golden Hind at her side, and where she passed, new paths unfurled behind her, trails that had never existed until she willed them into being. Paths that curved toward shelter, toward hearths, toward safety.
The living followed those fresh tracks through the night, finding warmth and one another once more. At dawn, Arduinna’s Hind returned to Meirothea with berries caught in its antlers: bright seeds of renewal, gathered along the run to remind the living that winter is only a season, not an end.
Thus, the Gallians craft the Yule Crown of Winter in homage to the Arduinna and her Golden Hind. Worn at the close of the Yule procession, it honors Arduinna’s gift: a sign that after mourning the dead, the living must step forward again, and that even in winter, new paths can still be made."
[The Golden Hind of Trecassis] - It is said that the one who finds the Golden Hind will be granted the favor of Arduinna. This tapestry is the left part of a triptych named The Hunters Blessing.
[Lupus and the White Hart] - This tapestry tells the tale of the encounter between Saint Lupus and the White Hart. It is the central part of a triptych named The Hunters Blessing.
[The Spirit of Arduinna] - This tapestry depicts Arduinna, spirit protector of the Gallian Wilds, in her hind form. It is the right part of a triptych named The Hunter’s Blessing.