Irminsul (Old Saxon "great pillar") is the pillar that's said to connect heaven and earth, represented by oak or wooden pillars venerated by the Saxons. Irmin A Germanic god, Irmin, inferred from the name Irminsul and the tribal name Herminones, appears to have been the name of the national god or demi-god of the Saxons. The Old Norse form of Irmin was Jörmunr and interestingly, just like Yggr, it was one of the names of Odin. "Yggr's horse", Yggdrasil, was the yew or ash tree from which… (More on Irminsul)