The King of Ys Volume Three

Princess Dahut, born at the end of the King Of Ys Tetralogy Volume One, is the title character of Volume Three and is sixteen years old in Volume Three, Chapter IV (Poul and Karen Anderson, Dahut, London, 1989).

Again, time passes:

"This was the feast of Lug." (p. 25)

The authors' Note tells us that this is 1 August. (p. 468)

"Rain...Wind...Autumn was closing in, with storms and long nights." (p. 27)

"Among Celts, the first evening of Hunter's Moon awakened madness." (p. 30)

- Samhain, the Celtic festival of the dead and turn of the year, 1 November. (p. 469)

"The declaration of King Gratillonius hit the vernal Council of Suffetes..." (p. 33)

The Council meets at the vernal equinox.

"In the dead of winter, people must rise hours before the sun..." (p. 82)

"When the Suffetes met at vernal equinox..." (p. 90)

- again.

"One evening before midsummer, a sunset of rare beauty kindled above Ocean." (p. 117)

Between these festivals and turning points, the Ysans and their King lead everyday lives including many details that are not shown to us.