Tree-spirit folklore

Northern European folk tradition

Living symbols indexed under this named context. This page gathers catalog references; it does not define the whole tradition or erase differences among communities and practitioners.

2 symbols

Tree · Broadleaf

Elder

Sambucus nigra

A small tree or shrub associated with a resident feminine spirit, healing, household protection, danger, and respect before cutting.

Northern European folk traditionProtection, healing, and the need for permission

2 contextual readings

Crop · Fiber Crop

Flax

Linum usitatissimum

A blue-flowered fiber crop associated through linen with purity, sacred clothing, burial care, domestic skill, and ordered civilization.

Ancient Egyptian religionPurity, sacred order, and protected passage after death

3 contextual readings