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GRISAILLE: Swan Earrings

One night Aengus had a dream of a beautiful woman. He fell in love with her and swore that he would never marry anyone else. She was finally found on a lake called the Dragon's Mouth, the daughter of a prince of Connacht. When approached for her hand, the prince said he could do nothing to compel her, she must be asked herself. She was a swan maiden, a swan one year, and a woman the next. On November first (Samhain) Aengus went and told Caer of his love for her. She changed him into a swan and they flew away together singing a song. Anyone who heard the song slept for three days because it was so sweet. Read the whole story here

Swans also figure in many other folklore stories, notably the Children of Lir

The bezels are hand made of a combination of sterling and fine silver.

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