Those swearing oaths farmers waiting for the spring storm
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Mythology Summary
Perun is the Slavic thunderer who fights the serpent Veles every spring and drives him back underground, releasing the waters and the year. His tree is the oak, his weapon the axe and the arrow, and oaths were sworn on his name because he enforces them.
Modern Practice
Perun is called on in spring storms and for any oath that has to hold. His practice is the high place, the oak and the axe, and his offering is the first grain of the year.