War and Peace in Culture. (1865â1869) A novel by Leo Tolstoy. It recounts the history of several Russian families during the wars against Napoleon Bonaparte. Many consider it the greatest novel ever written.
The pine is an evergreen tattoo, which means it doesnât shed its leaves in the winter. As such, a bare pine tree without any leaves could only signify one thing, death. A bare pine tree elicits a feeling of sadness, and can therefore be used to commemorate someone who passed away.
The Peacemaker used this symbol to point out how if the nations joined together they could not be broken. This symbol represents the strength that results from the joining of the nations. Eagle. Said to be a messenger to the Creator the eagle is the protector of peace. Placed atop the Tree of Peace it alerts members of the confederacy if danger approaches. The white pine tree was the tree chosen by the Peacemaker as a symbol of the unity of the nations of the Haudenosaunee confederacy.