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Balete
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Long years ago, before the evil days had dawned,
King Volsung ruled over all the land which lies between the sea and the country of the Goths
THE DAYS WERE GOLDEN
and the good Frey dropped peace and plenty everywhere, and men went in and out and feared no wrong. King Volsung had a dwelling in the midst of fertile fields and fruitful gardens.
Fairer than any dream was that dwelling. The roof was thatched with gold, and red turrets and towers rose above. The great feast-hall was long and high, and its walls were hung with sun-bright shields; and the door-nails were of silver.
In the middle of the hall stood the pride of the Volsungs,—a tree whose blossoms filled the air with fragrance, and whose green branches, thrusting themselves through the ceiling, covered the roof with fair foliage. It was Odin’s tree, and King Volsung had planted it there with his own hands.
Mimer
Shake thyself
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Balete is a typeface evoked by the eerie structure of the native balete tree, infamous in Philippine folklore for being a dwelling place of supernatural beings. Characterised by dangling roots which the hemiepiphytic species uses to strangle and eventually consume its host tree victim, the letterforms feature creeping, slender terminals that emerge from twisting stems, wrought from the illusion of fluid calligraphy without the presence of a single curved line. With various spirits in local mythology said to inhabit its hollows, from faint apparitions to hefty chain-smoking giants, the type family consists of distinctly drawn Roman and Italic styles ranging from the hypnotic Thin to charismatic Black weights. Just as its monstrous growth and enchanting tales quell humans from tearing down its old-growth roots, Balete is beguiling enough to tell hauntingly spellbinding stories and reside in compositions begging for a bit of mystique.
Credits & Details
- Designed by
- Jad Maza
- Released in
- 2024
- Developed for
- Latin European And Vietnamese
- Export
- TTF, WOFF
