Fleetwood Round Table wishing well, The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England Video of a person making a wish at a wishing well A wishing well in Barrmill, Scotland A small ornamental garden wishing well, with coins to wish for A wishing well is a term from European folklore to d escribe wells where it was thought that any spoken wish would be granted. The idea that a wish would be granted came from the notion that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods. This practice is thought to have arisen because water is a source of life, and was often a scarce commodity.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% History Germanic and Celtic traditions The Germanic and Celtic peoples considered springs and wells sacred URL Reginheim Sometimes the places were marked with wooden statues possibly of the god associated with the pool. Germanic peoples were known to throw the armour and weapons of defeated enemies into bogs and other pools of water as offerings to their gods.Teacher's Guide to the Viking AgeThe Strongbow Saga Viking Site: Viking Use of Archery  Water was seen to have healing powers, and wells became popular, with many people drinking the water, bathing in it, or simply wishing over it. Some people believed that the guardians or dwellers of the well would grant them their wish if they paid a price. After uttering the wish, one would generally drop coins in the well. That wish would then be granted by the guardian or dweller, based upon how the coin would land at the bottom of the well. If the coin landed heads up, the guardian of the well would grant the wish, but the wish of a tails up coin would be ignored. It was thus potentially lucky to throw coins in the well, but it depended on how they landed. Extent In November 2006 the "Fountain Money Mountain" reported that tourists throw just under 3 million pounds sterling per year into wishing wells. References%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% External links Wishing Wells And Superstitions%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Category:Water wells Category:Garden ornaments Category:European folklore Category:American folklore Category:English folklore Category:Superstitions Category:Articles containing video cli
 %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% URL |date=2007-08-23 </ref> Water was seen to have healing powers, and wells became popular, with many people drinking the water, bathing in it, or simply wishing over it. Some people believed that the guardians or dwellers of the well would grant them their wish if they paid a price. After uttering the wish, one would generally drop coins in the well. That wish would then be granted by the guardian or dweller, based upon how the coin would land at the bottom of the well. If the coin landed heads up, the guardian of the well would grant the wish, but the wish of a tails up coin would be ignored. It was thus potentially lucky to throw coins in the well, but it depended on how they landed. %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Category:American folklore Category:English folklore Category:Superstitions Category:Articles containing video cli
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Fleetwood Round Table wishing well, The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England Video of a person making a wish at a wishing well A wishing well in Barrmill, Scotland A small ornamental garden wishing well, with coins to wish for
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A wishing well is a term from European folklore to d escribe wells where it was thought that any spoken wish would be granted. The idea that a wish would be granted came from the notion that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods. This practice is thought to have arisen because water is a source of life, and was often a scarce commodity.
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History Germanic and Celtic traditions The Germanic and Celtic peoples considered springs and wells sacred URL Reginheim
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Sometimes the places were marked with wooden statues possibly of the god associated with the pool. Germanic peoples were known to throw the armour and weapons of defeated enemies into bogs and other pools of water as offerings to their gods.Teacher's Guide to the Viking AgeThe Strongbow Saga Viking Site: Viking Use of Archery
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Extent In November 2006 the "Fountain Money Mountain" reported that tourists throw just under 3 million pounds sterling per year into wishing wells.
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Category:Water wells Category:Garden ornaments Category:European folklore