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Oak Tree

By: Levi Dunlap

The Meaning

Part 1

Of all the trees in the forest, not one occupies quite the collective consciousness as the oak. The Oak both mighty and ancient, the oak is indeed massive in stature, both physically and spiritually. Associated with gods and kings from the earliest tribes of Europe to the Greeks and Romans, right down to our present day nations, the oak continues to be used as a symbol of strength, endurance, and longevity.

Part 2

Birth of the Mighty Oak

Sometimes the new-born child is associated with a newly planted tree with which its life is supposed to be bound up; or, on ceremonial occasions marriage, ascent to the throne, a personal relationship of this kind is instituted by planting trees, upon the fortunes of which the career of the individual depends.

Life of the Oak

The Oak is important to culture because people mainly believed in it because it had protective qualities such as carrying an acorn in your pocket which prevented you from illness or pain, or even to stop you from aging.

Part 3

Death of the Oak

Part 4

The Oak Trees can make wailing noises, especially when being cut down, so said that they had human traits.

Even when a tree dies, it continues to give life.

Initial Thoughts

My Initial Thoughts

Part 1

The Oak tree, with its branches reaching up into the sky, and roots deep into the earth, can be seen to dwell in three worlds a link between heaven, the earth, and the underworld, uniting above and below.

I personally found this project fun and most difficult part was trying to pick what to put in this presentation.

While putting this all together I found myself digging further and I actually found some things I liked more.

I will be interested to see how others do there projects because I Pleasantly surprised what I Learned from the Oak.

Part 2

Oak Trees possess the ability to Heal through it bark and leafs. It was also know to take pain away from those who carried an acorn in there pocket.

Part 3

The Oak has a special relationship with Gods

Part 4

The Gods

The Oaks Tie with the Gods

Zues

Part 1

Part 1

Zeus, ruler of the Olympians and the divinity of sky, rain, and thunder, the oak was sacred: he and his wife, Hera, were known as the oak god and the oak goddess.

Zeus`s oracle in Dodona, Epirus, was considered to be the oldest in Greece.

The oracle in Dodona was said to be founded when a black dove flew from Egypt and settled in an oak tree at Dodona.

Part 2

Part 3

The tree became the center of the temple.

Those who worship the god’s, listened to the god`s by there assertions and judgements by the rustling of the oak’s leaves.

Even all sorts of predictions for the future could be obtained at this sanctuary

The Oak Oracle of Zeus at Dodona, Greece

Part 4

Thor

Part 2

Thor was the god of lightning, and, because of their shape, were regarded as symbols of male virility and power.

Part 1

Being struck by lightning was also important to the oak tree, as they thought sacred mistletoe was to left in the branches during lightning strikes.

Part 2

Todays Culture

Todays Culture

Military

Used for Rank

Part 1

Thanksgiving

The Leafs and Acorns of the Oak hold Special value to time of giving thanks

Part 2

Crown of OAK

Many Roman kings wore crowns of oak to show power

Part 3

Druids

Druids

The term Druid refers to a pre-Christian religious group of Celtic peoples from Gaul, Ireland and Britain who lived during the Iron Age. The name Druid itself derives from the Irish word ‘dar’, meaning ‘oak’, combined with the Indo-European root ‘wid,’ meaning “to know,” resulting in Druid roughly meaning ‘those who know the oak.’

Part 1

One of the earliest references to the Druids of Gaul performing all their religious ceremonies in oak groves.

Part 2

Part 3

Oak Groves Held was is thought to be the birth place of Christianity

Donar’s Oak was not the only sacred oak tree to be felled in the face of Christianity.

Many early Christian churches were situated in oak groves, and the pagan symbol was eventually appropriated by Christians to represent Christ.

Movies and Folktale

Movies and Folktale

Lord of the Rings

Treebeard was known to be the eldest tree of all also called 'Ents'.

Treebeard is known to have a strong hatred of Orcs, and, after Saruman's betrayal of the Ents, and of Saruman as well

Part 1

The Hobbit

Thorin Oakenshield, During the fighting, his shield broke, and he took up an oak branch to serve as a shield; "Oakenshield" thus became his epithet.

Thorin was succeeded as leader of Durin's Folk by his cousin Dáin

The Hobbits were also known for being the protectors of the Oak

Part 2

A legend from Wales tells of 'Merlin's Oak' - a tree said to have been planted from an acorn by the Magician himself on the outskits of Carmarthen, which is said to have been his birth-place. He layed on his tree a powerful spell of protection, which would bring disaster to the town if the tree were ever felled.The tree lived to a great age before it was struck by lightning and burned, but even then its blackened trunk was preserved behind railings for over a century. When it was eventually removed to make way for a roundabout, Carmarthan was badly flooded!

In 1978 the remains of the tree were removed and the following year Carmarthen suffered floods.

Part 3

Standing beside a footpath off Stone Down Lane, Glastonbury, are what remains of the great oaks, named after giants and steeped in legend – Gog and Magog.

These ancient watchers were said to guard the gates of Avalon. Once, they formed the head of an avenue of oaks leading towards the Glastonbury Tor, believed to have been a ceremonial path used by the Druids.

Part 4

Quotes/Facts/Poem

"Sing for the oak tree

The Monarch of the wood;

Sing for the oak tree

That groweth broad and good;

That groweth green and branching

Within the forest shade;

That groweth now, and yet shall grow

When we are lowly laid."

'The Oak Tree' by Mary Howitt

Quotes

Quotes

Dreaming of resting under an oak tree means you will have a long life and wealth.

Climbing the tree in your dream means a relative will have a hard time of it in the near future.

Dreaming of a fallen oak means the loss of love. If you catch a falling oak leaf you shall have no colds all winter.

Two twigs of oak, bound into an equal armed cross with red thread should be hung in the house, as a charm against all evil.

Facts

The scribes used iron gall ink made from growths on oak trees caused by parasitic wasps. Oak gall ink was used to write the Magna Carta.

At the Summer Solstice - the shortest night, June 21st, make a herbal incense with oak as a base, use powdered bark, acorn or oak-apple, dried oak leaves. Burn it to invoke the powers of the great trees,long life, inner strength, courage, endurance, protection and prosperity.

In the year 2004, the oak was officially declared as the National Tree of the United States symbolizing nation's strength.

Angel Oak – Near Johns Island South Carolina

This tree is said to be nearly 1,500 years old!

Facts

Work Cited

http://carlblackburn.com/the-oak-tree-in-mythology-symbolic-meaning/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_in_mythology#World_tree

http://listverse.com/2014/03/24/10-amazing-legends-of-mythological-trees/

https://www.sensorytrust.org.uk/resources/creative-activities/Myths-legends-sensorytrust.pdf

https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/2015-parliament-in-the-making/2015-historic-anniversaries/magna-carta/the-making-of-magna-carta-/

http://ecoenchantments.co.uk/myogham_oakpage1.html

http://www.thegoddesstree.com/trees/Oak.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treebeard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorin_Oakenshield

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