The linden is a rare balance of masculine and feminine energy's which makes her one of the wisest trees because of this energy combination. The linden has the potential to live for over a thousand years . In central Europe the tree is associated with justice and healing. In other parts of Europe symbol of love friendship immortality hanging dried branches or bark over doors for protection from evil. In Bulgaria the linden tree are used as shrines to the virgin Mary still.
Many old lindens growing on the farms were known as wishing trees gave protection from bad luck breaking a leaf or twig from the wishing tree was considered to bring bad luck. The respect for the Linden by our European ancestors was huge. It was believed by the country folk that Wights sometimes called Earth Spirits lived under the roots of the trees, to them villagers and farm workers would leave treats to be free of disease and bad luck. The guardian trees of the villages founded by the Angles were said to have been brought from sacred groves of Germany as saplings.
Lincolnshire in England and Leipzig in Germany both derived names from tree and shows how important tree was in pre-Christian Europe. In Germany the DORFLINDE or village Linden was a vital part of life in Germany during 18th & 19th century's. It was where the people meet to socialise take a break it was the centre point of village celebrations like May day. The linden was also significant because it housed local courts in law (the thing) In other words if you had to resolve a legal problem with someone in the village it was done under the linden. This tradition can be traced back to pre Christian times when tribes gathered under the linden for tribal celebrations.
Najevink linden tree in Slovenia every June a meeting of the country's top politicians takes place under the tree. For Odinist the linden is still a guardian and magical tree, and across England many old lindens are now used by our folk to hold moots. .
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