The greatest of the Fates (tria fata) of the Romans: the Nona marking birth, the Tenth marriage and the Morta death cutting the thread of life. The latter the Greeks called Atropos, the inevitable. For some artisans it is dead wood, aged and hardened in an aqueous medium without oxygen, such as lakes or swampy areas, over hundreds or thousands of years. With the slow mineralization of its tannins, the oak acquires a black coloration and the birch reddish coloration. It is often used to make hookahs, sculptures, or other craft objects.
