The Sacred Germanic Woods

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In #Maierfiles the Albruna Gudrun frequently retreats into the woods. The forest is indeed a sanctified location and philologists have long noted that all the words for temple in the oldest texts can mean “sacred grove or forest.”
Many place-names support this conclusion: Wihinloh (attested in 901), Rimslo in Lower Saxony, Heiligenforst (1065) or Sacrum Nemus (eleventh century) near Haguenau, and Heiligenholtz (1180, Baden-Württemberg); Fröslanda, Nördlunda, and Ullunda (Sweden) are coined from the names of the gods Freyr, Njörðr, and Ullr; then we have Torslunda (Denmark), “Thor’s Wood.” Saxo Grammaticus tells us that Hotherus became lost in a forest and met supernatural women—valkyries—who controlled wars and secretly aided their favorites, for they could grant victory or inflict defeat as they pleased.
The Germanic woods are truly sacred. "They contain the true memories we cherish, don’t let them perish!" — Gudrun.
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