YewMeaning: EternityIts links with eternal life, death and rebirth are legion in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon and Nordic traditions, as well as those in south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor. Local customs and rural traditions regarding the yew can eventually all be traced back to these ancient concepts. Christian churchyard traditions blended smoothly with these ancient roots, the yew remained a symbol of eternity. It is ironic that yew wood has been most widely used to make a longbow. Out of the woods on my website Yew is the one that changes the most when you wear it. It darkens and sometimes goes a deeper red but it is still obvious that it is wood. |
