Those Odinists who are part of our family and follow this blog hold the Linden tree as a symbol of all we value. We see the linden as the living heart of our peace and custom's of our land.
The linden tree in Germany is known as the tree of lovers.
judicial things were often held under
the linden tree to restore justice & peace, because it was believed tree would
help unearth the truth. Thus it became a tree of justice, even after
Christianisation was forced on the Saxons verdict in trial were
returned `under the linden' until the age of enlightenment.
THE GREAT LINDEN AT HOLKAM
This long lived giant or Ent (Ent is the Anglo Saxon/old English word for giant) is one of oldest Limes in England In England our ancestors
prayed and gave sacrifice under lime (linden) trees wishing for luck
and fertility. They treated lime trees with respect and talked to
them as if they were human beings. Some of the very old lime tree's
were considered sacred and magic trees. J RR Tolkien light of leaf on Linden tree originally published in 1925 included song sang by Aragorn about the tale of Beren and Luthien
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