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Silver linden

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Astros, Arkadia
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SILVER LINDEN

Species: Tilia tomentosa

Age: Centuries-old

According to tradition, it was under this linden tree that Theodoros Kolokotronis hosted a feast for Demetrios Ypsilantis who had just landed in Morias (June 1821). But the feast put on by the Kolokotronis clan would have appeared most unusual to Ypsilantis. As a member of a prominent Phanariote family, Ypsilantis was used to dining at a table, with knives and forks, not sitting on the ground and eating with his hands. It is said that Kolokotronis offered Ypsilantis food by hand, saying: “Hellas offers you this, Your Excellency, with her gold forks”, followed by wine in a gourd, saying: “The motherland offers you this, Your Excellency, in her gold goblets”.

  • Silver linden

    Silver linden

    Silver linden

    Species: Tilia tomentosa

    Age: Centuries-old

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