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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] grāf;  related to grǣfa  thicket, greave , Norwegian greivla  to intertwine

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] grāf;  related to grǣfa  thicket, greave , Norwegian greivla  to intertwine

*Before [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_century 9th Century]

*Before [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_century 9th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1.a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines.

*1.a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines.

A '''grove''' is a small group of trees with minimal or no undergrowth, such as a sequoia grove, or a small orchard planted for the cultivation of fruits or nuts. Other words for groups of trees include woodland, copse, woodlot, thicket or spinney.

A '''grove''' is a small group of trees with minimal or no undergrowth, such as a sequoia grove, or a small orchard planted for the cultivation of fruits or nuts. Other words for groups of trees include woodland, copse, woodlot, thicket or spinney.

Otherwise, a "[[sacred]]" grove is a grove of trees of great [[religious]] importance to a particular [[culture]]. Sacred groves were most prominent in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East Ancient Near East] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Europe prehistoric Europe], but feature in various cultures throughout the world. They were important features of the [[mythological]] landscape and [[cult]] [[practice]] of Celtic, Germanic, ancient Greek, Near Eastern, Roman, and Slavic [[polytheism]], and were also used in India, Japan, and West Africa. Examples of sacred groves include the Greco-Roman temenos, the Norse hörgr, and the Celtic nemeton, which was largely but not exclusively associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid Druidic] [[practice]]. During the time of Christianisation of Estonia by German invaders starting in [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th century] there was a common practice of building churches on the sites of sacred groves.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_grove]

Otherwise, a "[[sacred]]" grove is a grove of trees of great [[religious]] importance to a particular [[culture]]. Sacred groves were most prominent in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East Ancient Near East] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Europe prehistoric Europe], but feature in various cultures throughout the world. They were important features of the [[mythological]] landscape and [[cult]] [[practice]] of Celtic, Germanic, ancient Greek, Near Eastern, Roman, and Slavic [[polytheism]], and were also used in India, Japan, and West Africa. Examples of sacred groves include the Greco-Roman temenos, the Norse hörgr, and the Celtic nemeton, which was largely but not exclusively associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid Druidic] [[practice]]. During the time of Christianisation of Estonia by German invaders starting in [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th century] there was a common practice of building churches on the sites of sacred groves.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_grove]

[[Category: Ecology]]

[[Category: Ecology]]

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]