Norse mythology had similar beliefs that the ash was the tree said to span the universe, linking worlds. Tree of Life Memorials Collection by Spirit Pieces Memorials, the leader in handcrafted memorial art. It is the tree that represents The Tree of Life, with its tall branches reaching up into the heavens and its vast root system spread deep below the Earth. Ash trees belong to the Fraxinus species and grow commonly in cities and forests. Click here to see over 850 unique glass memorials and cremation jewelry products available. Alas, the life expectancy of the native ash tree (Fraxinus spp.) has plummeted recently from hundreds of years to so few you can count them on your fingers. It can be easy to mistake an Ash tree for Black Walnut, Maple, Boxelder, Hickory or Dogwood trees. The ash tree stands for strength, which it gets from its strong roots. The ash tree represents the world tree or axis mundi as it is known in Latin. It is also taken to represent the integration of past, present and future. Our products are infused with cremation ash from your dearly departed. The tree of life appears in Norse religion as Yggdrasil, the world tree, a massive tree (sometimes considered a yew or ash tree) with extensive lore surrounding it. The sacred Norse Yggdrasil — says E. O. James in his classic archaeological study The Tree of Life (1966) — is perhaps “the Cosmic tree par excellence”. Medicinal uses of ash It thus represents the connection between the three worlds of the underworld, middle earth, and the spiritual realm. At its base were three wells: Urdarbrunnr (Well of Fate), from which We are all the sons and daughters of the Ash and Elm tree: the first man was called Ask, born from the Ash, and the first woman Embla, born from the Elm. A Scandinavian legend presents this tree as the original support of the world, associating it with the myth of creation since it gives rise to both the upper and lower worlds. In Selborne in Hampshire, White reports, a much-used shrew-ash grew on Church land until recently, when a parson felled it ‘regardless of the remonstrances of the bystanders, who interceded in vain for its preservation, urging its power and efficacy’. Their oxygen offers us the primordial conditions for life. Cremation Jewelry Handmade Sympathy Gifts Cremation Ashes inl Glass Art Service Cremation Jewelry, Cremation Glass Sculptures, Cremation Wind Chimes, Cremation Sun Catchers, Condolence Gifts Urns Cremation Ashes of your Loved One Infused into Kiln Formed Glass Human and Pet Cremation Ashes Memorial Celebration of Life Yggdrasill, in Norse mythology, the world tree, a giant ash supporting the universe. Suitable for pets and people. One of its roots extended into Niflheim, the underworld; another into Jötunheim, land of the giants; and the third into Asgard, home of the gods. You will need to compare several plant characteristics, including the leaves, branches and seeds, to confidently identify an Ash tree. In many ancient traditions, the ash tree symbolizes fertility. The ash tree symbolizes the World Tree―a tree that joined the three worlds: the underworld, the middle earth, and the spiritual realm. The ash tree is also linked with the blending of the past, present, and future. Ash was considered the cradle of life in some legends, the gentle giant and a protector of youth. Perhaps related to Yggdrasil, accounts have survived of Germanic Tribes ' honouring sacred trees within their societies. Subsequently, in the Norse creation myth, man and woman originated from trees. To make such a tree, one bored a hole in an ash trunk and sealed a live shrew into it. 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