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Small crosses made from rowan twigs and tied with red thread are described in accounts of protective folklore, especially in Scotland and northern Britain. Their intended purp
Open archive record →Rowan Berries and the Protective Tree Tradition in the historical record and folklore.
Open archive record →Rowan was associated in several British regional traditions with protection around houses, farms and other significant places. Accounts describe trees planted or retained near dwellings in the hope that they would help guard people,…
Open archive record →A British protective custom combined rowan wood with red thread. Recorded versions describe small rowan crosses bound with red material and carried in pockets, sewn into clothing or otherwise kept close to the person.…
Open archive record →Small crosses and loops made from rowan wood were recorded in parts of Britain as protective objects associated with defence against witchcraft, bad luck and other feared harm. Surviving nineteenth-century examples from northern England…
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