Mollestad Oak

The Mollestad Oak (in Norwegian: Mollestadeika or Vetteika) is a monumental, legendary oak near the Norwegian village of Mollestad in the municipality of Birkenes, Norway.

The oak has a circumference of 9.21 metres (30.2 ft), measured in 2001, and a height of around 13 metres (43 ft), which makes the Mollestad Oak one of the largest trees in Norway.

She believed that when the farm builder died, he returned as a guardian spirit.

The trees that grew around his burial mound were protected and the surrounding land sacred.

To ensure that everything went well, sacrifices were made to the tree, including the first brewed beer of the year.