Sēja Oak

Description

The oak is located in the former park of the Sēja manor house, on a slope; it is very picturesque, its surroundings tidied up: grass mown, paths raked. The oak has been valued in literature as the fourth greatest oak in the Baltics, its circumference at the height of 1.3 m is 9.05 m, height – 22 m. There is no certain news that the Sēja Oak could be considered as an ancient cult tree; such opinions appeared only in modern times. The romanticized text on the sign right by the oak points at the beliefs of the modern times.

Narrative

“In former times at the site of the nowadays park, there was a holy grove of the rulers of people’s destinies – the krivs. Before making an important decision, before a battle, the ancient Latvian kunigaiši (military chiefs) assembled there and the shrine’s priests helped to make the right decisions. Later, when the shrine was devastated and only the great oak remained, our ancestors went there to worship gods.” (Inscription on the sign by the oak. Filed in 2011)

Location

Koordinātas: 57.19861, 24.58916

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Comments

A beautiful and well arranged palce.

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