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Ostanguben, a Pagan Fertility Ritual in Sweden

R rodsden goben has been standing in this field for centuries, possibly since before 13 60. So why is the stone red? Aloslehton de sim boal bestraks my ofens, blood of sichten sodon. Pagans could have sacrificed male animals to the god fra and smeared their blood on the phalic symbol. But i'm a bit sceptical of this theory. There is literally no other hard evidence in sweden that pagans were creating pallic symbols and staining them red as part of fertility rituals.

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