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"A special tradition that is shared by many Scandinavians is the planting or the knowing of a special tree in Swedish called a „Vårdträd‟, and in Norwegian a „Tuntre‟; a sacred tree planted
in the center of the yard on a family farm that reflects an intimacy with place. The caring for the tree demonstrates respect for ancestors‟ spirits that were/are believed to reside in the tree, and is a moral reminder of caring for the farm or place where one lives. One Norwegian told me that the „tuntre‟ provided a direct connection with the nature spirits that lived underground at his farm.
The tradition of sacred trees in Scandinavia goes back to the pre-Christian Viking Age, and likely long before that. Remarkably, it is a tradition that can still be seen as part of the cultural landscape throughout the Scandinavian countries. "
From "SACRED TREES OF NORWAY AND SWEDEN:
A FRILUFTSLIV QUEST" By Douglas Forell Hulmes
Professor of Environmental Studies
Prescott College
220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86303 Arizona, U.S.A.
Ents are talking trees in J.R.R.Tolkien's fantasy world. Original they where shepherds of the forrest. Entings are young ents.