Nail tree

Source: Van der Linden, Geert, 26-05-2011, ©Vlaamse Gemeenschap

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This horse chestnut was considered to be a magic tree during the Middle Ages. Sick people seeking a cure came to hammer a nail into its bark. They rubbed the nail on the afflicted part of their body and then hammered it into the tree hoping that the healthy wood would absorb their pain.

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Heuvelke, Voeren,'s Gravenvoeren, Belgium

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Source: Van der Linden, Geert, 26-05-2011, ©Vlaamse Gemeenschap

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