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iedntandloardygoouttosearistletoe;oradeadefrotforinholsteinthestletoe;espeistletoe;isstillregardedasapanaistletoeasanantidotetoallpoisonsstillsurvivesangthepeasantry;theyapplytheplanttothestoadeistletoeisaodetisnotonlyangtheignorantbutangtheleaedthusinsaladybyanyforasilarpurposepieistletoeusedtobehungroundtheneedyforepilepsyisadeistletoeistletoeissupposedtobeapalliativeforthisterriblediseaseindeedstletoendedasaredyforthefallingsicknessbyhighdicalauthoritiesinenglandandhollanddootheeighteenthcentury
hoediistletoehasundergonearadiodedoctorsappeartothinkthatitcuresnothingiftheyareright;ustncludethattheancientanded
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iistletoeisapuresuperstitionbasedonnothingbetterthanthefaningtoprotethispointofvieistletoehassolongandsopersistentlybeenpresistletoestofolloistletoeinhispoistletoeinhisstochsuchatrainofreasoninganspecies
againtheanistletoeextinguishesfireappearstobesharedbysistletoeonthesasaproteingeneralandnflagrationinparti;isashaggy;bushyexbutinthefireproteoeopathiaybefirekindledbylightning;thoughnodoubttheplantisequallyeffectiveagainstnflagrationingeneral
again;stletoeaistletoeisthatitaffordseffiare;anditybethereasonistletoetothefirstilkandbutterasilarlyinistletoetothefirstistletoeabounded;therehousesistletoeersusedtosay;nostletoe;noluysticqualities;andthatifasprigofitbeattachedtotheceilingofthedanorbeast
eistletoeshouldbegatheredopinionshavevariedthedruidsgathereditaboveallonthesixthdayoftheon;theanoonindetissohavepreferredthefullonofridsuereveordsuerdayrtheruleinsistletoestbeidsuereveoonstandinthesignoftheirghtagain;inreve;oratanytibeforetheberriesappeared;sofon;bothgoodandbad;ifitistletoeisoneofthenyplantsagiediinateinationofthesunonthelongestdayoftheyearhenayhaveaystiayhaveregularlyidsuereve
bethatasity;entofbaldersdeath;hasbeenregularlygatheredforthesakeofitsstiidsuereveinsonlygroporeteeratepartsofsaininythisreproduaininyth;thebuingofbaldersbodyonapyre;hasalsoitsunterpartinthebonfiresark;norreveitdoesnotappear;indeed;thatanyeffigyisbuedinthesebonfires;butthebuingofaneffigyisafeatureighteasilydropoutafteritsaningeofbaldersbalefiresbaldersbalar;byidsuerfireserlyknoakesitprobablethatinforrtiseitheralivingrepresentativeoraneffigyofbalderdsueridsuer;yveryrsolstielyend
thusithasbeenshoythhavetheirunterpartsinthosefirefestivalsofoureuropeanpeasantryatilongpriortotheintroduilartreatntofthen;thefuturegreenidsuerbonfireinnody;ynaturallybeinterpretedastraofaerfireatosheiseetohintthatthepersonsallthisayreasonablyinferthatinthebalderthontheonehand;andthe
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firefestivalsandistletoeontheotherhand;ayassuedegreeofprobabilitythatthethofbaldersdeatherelyath;thatis;adesenainigeryborrohunlife;butthatitetithestoryanrepresentativeofthegodandonyifiaight;thestoryofbalderstragied;sotosay;thetextofthesathebalefulartsoffairiesandtrolls;ofythseanttobesupplentedbyritual;here;assooften;thstoodtogicintherelationoftheorytopractice
butifthevientsoftreespiritsordeitiesofvegetation;itthatbalderhielfsthavebeenatreespiritordeityofvegetationitbeesdesirable;therefore;todetee;ifaybequitesurethatitsuffereddeaththeideaofvegetationingeneralistooabstraitivestprobablythevisastheoaktobensideredaspreenentlythesaitivehosthavelaininalandhedhforestsofoak
noitivepartofthenstoebut;ifiaight;anessentialfeatureofthosepritivefirefestivalsanptionisthatthetreesorepresentedatthefirefestivalsstoriginallyhavebeentheoaksofarastheansitisnfirdbyarerkablepiethestpritivethodknoanofproduostprobablyiterlyresortedtoatallthefirefestivalsunderdisesrequiredthattheneedfire;orothersaadebythefrians;orslavs;thatayinferthatoriginallythefireeterialinpointoffaeedintheperpetualfireovefurther;thatoakerlythefuelbuedinthedsuerfiresyperhapsbeinferredfroheanyuntaindistriany;ofkingupthettagefireondsuerdayouldersslordaytheovedtokerooortheneixedotethegrofrolightandvethustheostexaonlyofoakoniestheancientaryansbothkindledandfedthefirehthesacredoakwood
butifatthesesoleritesthefireadeofoakanedinthefire;andalongedalivingnasapersonifithestletoeappearstohavestoodtothebuingoftheviarytogatherthestletoeatdsuerbutsofarasappearsonthefa;thereisnothingtonnesprobable;adeistletoethelastlinkbetidsueristletoeandlightingthebonfiresissuppliedbybaldersth;theythsuggeststhatavitalnnexionyonanrepresentativeoftheoakyth;balderuldbekilledbynothinginheavenorearthexistletoereinedontheoak;hertalbutinvulnerablenoythbeesintelligiblethestletoeistletoeastheseatoflifeoftheoakitivepeoplebytheobservationthatistletoeisevergreenine
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rthesightofitsfreshfoliageangthebarebranistletoereinedintaightthinklessfrotssurfatheoakitssaetoberepresentedbyalivingn;itistletoereineduninjuredthepullingofthestletoehusatoncethesignalandthecauseofhisdeath
onthisvieorenorlessthanapersonifiistletoebearingoaktheinterpretationisnfirdbystohavebeenananighteasilybesupposedtonieideainthi;ighttellhoperishablestletoeongthebranselfreinedinvulnerable;andhoistletoefroheoak;therebykillingtheoakgodandafteradenoiressiononhiolongastheinbustibleparasiteretaineditsseatangtheboughs19
butsinustbestrangetonyreaders;andhas;indeed;notyetbeenregnisedinitsfullbearingonpritivesuperstition;itplesdrastoryandistletoe;iassuaprinitiven
chapter66theextealsoulinfolktales
inaforrpartofthisitivepeople;thesoulyteorarilyabsentitselffrohebodyporaryabsenies;andsoforthbutthereisanotheraspeany;onapureanentpossibilityofsensationorantinuousadjustntofintealarrangentstoextealrelations;thesavagethinksofitasanashedinpiean;itybeabsentfroisbodyandstillntinuetoanitehiyvirtueofasortofsyathyoraed;thenisanisillordies;thefastanstanesnugspot;intendingtoreplaaybententtoleavehissoultherepeentlytheadvantageofthisisthat;solongasthesoulreinsunhardintheplaceanhielfisiortal;nothingcankillhisbody;sincehislifeisnotinit
evidenitivebeliefisfuishedbyaberandthevarietyofinenatanearlystageofhistoryforfolktalesareafaithfulrefleind;andaybesurethatanyideanlyotous;stone;isalyrroboratedbyaparisonofthefolktalesinquestionespeensedhavieratingboththecharacteristicfeaturesandthehisclassoftales
inthefirstplas;byallaryanpeoplesfroindoostantothehebridesaverynforfitisthis:artalbeandrevealsittothehero;ultaneouslykillstheagietoresanddotell;shesaid;areyouquiteiortal