Right next to the old chapel site lies the sacrificial spring. Much suggests that this place may have been an ancient sacred grove during prehistoric times, where the Vikings likely made offerings to their pagan gods.
In the Sollerön dialect, the spring has long been referred to as "ogenkälld" (the eye spring). It is said that the spring never dries up in the summer and never freezes in winter.
Springs called Offer Springs or Trinity Springs were believed to have special powers. If one offered objects, preferably made of metal, it was said to bring health and happiness from the spring's miraculous powers.
A large number of springs from pre-Christian times were called "Sacred Springs" or "Odin's Wells" and were connected to old sacred sites. Many of these springs were later Christianized during the Middle Ages.
In the Sollerön dialect, the spring has long been referred to as "ogenkälld" (the eye spring). It is said that the spring never dries up in the summer and never freezes in winter.
Springs called Offer Springs or Trinity Springs were believed to have special powers. If one offered objects, preferably made of metal, it was said to bring health and happiness from the spring's miraculous powers.
A large number of springs from pre-Christian times were called "Sacred Springs" or "Odin's Wells" and were connected to old sacred sites. Many of these springs were later Christianized during the Middle Ages.
