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Trees in Germanic paganism

  • Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythologyThe Proto-Germanic word hagaz evolved into Old Norse hagr, meaning 'altar', and Old English hearg, also translating to 'altar'.
  • YggdrasilThe name Yggdrasil appears in Old Norse texts as a compound word that scholars have debated for centuries. One dominant theory translates the term as "Odin's…