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According to a near-contemporary account, the Christian missionary Saint Boniface felled an oak tree dedicated to " Jove " in the 8th century, the Donar Oak in the region of Hesse, Germany.

Around the second half of the 8th century, Old English tales of a figure named " Thunor "— the Old English form of Thor's name — are recorded, a figure who likely refers to an Old English cult of the god.

In relation, Thunor is sometimes used in Old English texts to gloss Jupiter, the god may be referenced in the poem Solomon and Saturn, and the Old English expression þunnorad (" thunder ride ") may refer to the god's thunderous, goat-led chariot.

A 9th century AD codex from Mainz, Germany, known as the Old Saxon Baptismal Vow records the name of three Old Saxon gods ; UUôden ( Old Saxon " Wodan "), Saxnôte, and Thunaer ( Old Saxon " Thor ") for use in Christianizing Germanic pagans by way of renouncing their native gods as demons.