Talk:Thor's Oak

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[edit] Catti

The Catti must really be spelled the Chatti. Also, the oak was not a focal point for the veneration of Thor, but of Donar. Thor is the North Germanic name for Donar, which is a West Germanic name. The Donar Oak was deep in West Germanic territory and it would have been dedicated to Donar not Thor.

Yes, the tree was and is called "Donareiche" in German, but Donar is identical with Thor and in the English-speaking world, at which the English edition of Wikipedia presumably is aimed, Thor is the commonly used name of this Germanic god.

No English-speaking person will know what to do with "Donar", but they will understand "Thor". The article should refer to Thor, with a reference to Donar in parentheses. I shall do this now.Cosal 19:52, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] End paragraph on "bishopric of Büraburg"

Cosal, why did you restore that paragraph without comment? If I'm missing something, could you clarify it? As a layperson that last paragraph seemed out of place. It has nothing to do with "Thor's Oak" except by association with events that came after the tree was long gone.