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The oak is mentioned as a tree sacred to the druids. Veneration of the oak was widespread among the British and Continental Celts but not so much among the Irish.  1, record 1, English, - oak

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Early Europeans observed that the oak was the most venerable tree of the forest, the hardiest and most useful. From this period, which probably lasted for a thousand years, there developed the veneration of the oak and the rise of the "wise ones of the oak", which is a central belief in most ancient Indo-European religions.  1, record 1, English, - oak

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Arbre sacré chez tous les Celtes.  1, record 1, French, - ch%C3%AAne

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Les arbres, symboles de mort et de renaissance, étaient également sacrés; ils constituaient un pont entre terre et ciel. L'arbre le plus sacré était le chêne. Les piliers des monuments romano-celtiques dédiés à Jupiter représentaient souvent des chênes.  1, record 1, French, - ch%C3%AAne

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