I have been most intrigued to see the discussion sparked off by my, as I
thought, simple query about this subject! Thanks to all!
Let me just add a couple of questions about terminology:
Is there, and was there, a definite distinction between spring and well,
i.e. is the one natural and the other man-made?
And can a spring also be a stream?
As so often when reading tales of mythology, I am left with a feeling that
despite the use of different terms, we ought perhaps to think in terms of
something more general, like 'water source' in this case.
There also seems to be an assumption that holy wells and springs should
contain drinkable water only, or?
Dr. Ingegerd Holand
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