Pretty sure it was Christianity under the guise of stamping out heresy that cut away the sanctity of the stag in the wood.
@civilwarbore if only because Christianity in early medieval europe was imprinted upon the old pagan spaces, the wells/springs/groves...
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@AdmiralHip yeah there were holdover rituals esp in medieval Christianity. But the goddess wasn't in her river anymore. - Show replies
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