Yew: Mysterious Ominous And Sacred Tree Revered By Our Ancestors Since The Dawn Of Civilization

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com -The yew tree stands out as mysterious, sacred, and even a little ominous among the many trees that ancient cultures have revered since the earliest days of human civilization.

Like other sacred trees on our planet, the yew is also surrounded by fabulous stories that go back long in time. Ancient people regarded the yew tree as a portal leading to an unknown world.

The Druid's Grove, Norbury Park: Ancient Yew Trees by Thomas Allom 1804-1872. Credit: Public Domain

The yew is native to western, central, and southern Europe (including Britain, Ireland, and Gaul), northwest Africa, northern Iran, and southwest Asia. In Britain, sacred trees, including yew trees, can be found in or near many traditional Druid ceremonial sites. The Druids and others regarded the yew as the symbol of both transformation and eternity used yew sticks for prophecy and witchcraft.

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