Posted by Dave Hill on December 14, 2011, 7:26 am
Came accross this and thought it would be of seasonal interest.
In the Norse myth of the mistletoe, the trickster god Loki plotted
against the bright god Baldr, whose mother Frigg had solicited an oath
from every thing of earth, of sea and of sky, that they would not harm
her son. However, Loki saw that the mistletoe was rooted, not in earth
or sea or air, but in the bark of the oak tree, and thus not covered
by Frigg's oath. He fashioned it into the weapon that slew Baldr, "the
greatest evil ever to befall gods or men." This tale reflects the
parasitic nature of the mistletoe, which sends its roots into a host
tree and takes its nourishment from it.
David
At the wet and hail covered end of Swansea Bat
Posted by mogga on December 17, 2011, 7:31 am
On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:26:43 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
>Came accross this and thought it would be of seasonal interest.
>In the Norse myth of the mistletoe, the trickster god Loki plotted
>against the bright god Baldr, whose mother Frigg had solicited an oath
>from every thing of earth, of sea and of sky, that they would not harm
>her son. However, Loki saw that the mistletoe was rooted, not in earth
>or sea or air, but in the bark of the oak tree, and thus not covered
>by Frigg's oath. He fashioned it into the weapon that slew Baldr, "the
>greatest evil ever to befall gods or men." This tale reflects the
>parasitic nature of the mistletoe, which sends its roots into a host
>tree and takes its nourishment from it.
>David
>At the wet and hail covered end of Swansea Bat
From the train (around Worcester) I have seen TONS of the stuff.
A lot is very high up though.
--
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Posted by Dave Hill on December 17, 2011, 5:25 pm
> mogga;944507 Wrote:
> > From the train (around Worcester) I have seen TONS of the stuff.
> > A lot is very high up though.
> > [/url]
> On the news this morning it said that attempts to increase the amount of
> mistletoe had failed and there were worries that with the decline of old
> orchards we would lose our mistletoe. I hope not - it was part of my
> childhood, huge clumps of mistletoe high up in trees where no-one could
> get at them (also around Worcester - Tenbury Wells, just up river, is
> where they have the annual mistletoe market).
> --
> kay
When I was up near Newbury we had mistletoe growing on Hawthorne.
Posted by Bob Hobden on December 18, 2011, 4:33 am
"Dave Hill" wrote
> kay wrote:
>> mogga Wrote:
>>
>> > From the train (around Worcester) I have seen TONS of the stuff.
>> > A lot is very high up though.
>> > [/url]
>>
>> On the news this morning it said that attempts to increase the amount of
>> mistletoe had failed and there were worries that with the decline of old
>> orchards we would lose our mistletoe. I hope not - it was part of my
>> childhood, huge clumps of mistletoe high up in trees where no-one could
>> get at them (also around Worcester - Tenbury Wells, just up river, is
>> where they have the annual mistletoe market).
>>
>When I was up near Newbury we had mistletoe growing on Hawthorne.
Loads of it around this area, some trees look like they are still in leaf.
The Englefield Green, Great Park Windsor and Runnymede Meadow areas seem to
be especially blessed but even small central reservation trees near Thorpe
Park have lots. So easy to see this time of year with the leaves off.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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>In the Norse myth of the mistletoe, the trickster god Loki plotted
>against the bright god Baldr, whose mother Frigg had solicited an oath
>from every thing of earth, of sea and of sky, that they would not harm
>her son. However, Loki saw that the mistletoe was rooted, not in earth
>or sea or air, but in the bark of the oak tree, and thus not covered
>by Frigg's oath. He fashioned it into the weapon that slew Baldr, "the
>greatest evil ever to befall gods or men." This tale reflects the
>parasitic nature of the mistletoe, which sends its roots into a host
>tree and takes its nourishment from it.
>David
>At the wet and hail covered end of Swansea Bat