Linden :: die Linde :: Tilia (cordata|platyphyllos)
Linden :: History & Mythology

Aphrodite, Freya, Maria

center of the village

tribunals took place under Linden trees (often with much more relaxed judgments than tribunals which took place under oaks)

Lindwurm ???

Linden :: Usage

pasture for bees

great for carving, Lignum sanctum, "the holy wood" (used, by Tilman Riemenschneider, Veit Stoss etc.)

since Stone Age, linden bast used for making of ropes, mats, child clothes etc.

Linden coal (good for teeth)

Linden tea (good for sleeping, eye relaxation etc.)

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