Hi Stephen,
I've only got example thing to suggest and I have a feeling it's so obvious
you'll know it already, but...
stephen beebee wrote:
>
> - whether there are any myths or legends that suggest a rapport between
> wells and trees, or those deities associated with those places, or if there
> are any tales in which the relation is more antagonistic;
>
In the Irish myths, the salmon in the well of wisdom ate the hazelnuts which
fell from the trees nearby. The salmon was the oldest of animals. Finn mac
Cool ('White, son of Hazel') gained wisdom and clairvoyance by eating one of the
Salmon of Wisdom which swam in the River Shannon. So wells and hazel trees,
plus a totem animal. Pretty powerful.
Hazels do seem to grow readily by wells - I saw one this summer which had a
spring rising directly from among its roots.
Katy
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