# Matronae In the Rhineland, [[Germanic peoples|Germans]] dedicated carved stelae to the Matronae.[^] May have been connected to the [[Ancestor worship|worship of female ancestors]].[^1] Also possibly to an [[oracular]] culture.[^2] - Depicted with spindle and distaff (i.e. connected to [[Spinning and weaving|spinning and weaving]], but also with ‘nature’ themes such as baskets of apples, and the tree and snake.[^3] + The matrone wove your [[Wyrd|wyrd]].[^4] --- - *See also:* [[Norns]] [^1]: Max Dashu, [[Dashu. 'Witches and Pagans_ Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100', 2017.|Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100]] (Richmond, CA: Veleda Press, 2017), p. 14. [^2]: Max Dashu, [[Dashu. 'Witches and Pagans_ Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100', 2017.|Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100]] (Richmond, CA: Veleda Press, 2017), p. 15. [^3]: Max Dashu, [[Dashu. 'Witches and Pagans_ Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100', 2017.|Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100]] (Richmond, CA: Veleda Press, 2017), p. 15. [^4]: Max Dashu, [[Dashu. 'Witches and Pagans_ Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100', 2017.|Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100]] (Richmond, CA: Veleda Press, 2017), Chapter 1.