An Irminsul was a revered, pillar-like structure recognized for its significant role in the Germanic paganism practiced by the Saxons. The Germanic people held sacred trees and groves in high esteem. Medieval accounts recount how Charlemagne destroyed an Irminsul during the Saxon Wars. In 783, a church was built on its site and consecrated by Pope Leo III. The Germanic deity Irmin, inferred from the term Irminsûl and the tribal designation Irminones, is considered in some earlier scholarly work ... (Read More)