medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Margaret:
Another candidate for the tree of the cross is the elder.
"..in Scotland, where the elder is known as the "bour-tree", an old rhyme
points to the tree's small stature and crooked branches as punishment for
its part in Jesus' death :
Bour-tree, bour-tree, crookit rung,
Never straight and never strong,
Eer bush, and never tree,
Since our Lord was nailed t'ye."
See: http://poor-blogger.blogspot.com/2005/03/true-cross.html
Cheers,
Martin
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2011, Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Greetings learned ones,
> A friend is curious about traditions concerning what kind of wood the Cross was made of. She notes 18th c. and later traditions that (for example) the aspen quivers because the cross was made from it, and wonders how far
> back this goes. I think there are traditions that relate it to the tree of knowledge (or tree of life?) in Eden,
> but am unsure of the details, and also if a specific species of tree is mentioned. Any help would be much
> appreciated!
> Meg
>
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