divine tree
nature_spirit earth single tradition · 1
Each singular tree in the grove beside the temple is considered to be divine. This is due to the death of those sacrificed or their rotting corpses hanging there. The grove itself is considered extremely sacred to the heathens.
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 1070
- Historical notes
- Documented by Adam of Bremen in Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Thor, Wōdan, Fricco, gods who were once men
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Adam says that the grove is considered extremely sacred to the heathens, so much so that each singular tree "is considered to be divine," due to the death of those sacrificed or their rotting corpses hanging there, and that dogs and horses hang within the grove among the corpses of men.”
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