sentences:  He and more recently Rudi Klijnstra relate Tanfana, or Tan, to legends surrounding "de Groote Steen te Oldenzaal" (the Big Stone at Oldenzaal) in the area of Overijssel; the stone was originally located on a hill called Tankenberg, the highest point in the area, but was later moved into the city.Rudolf Simek notes that an autumnal festival aligns with Old Norse attestations of the "dísablót", a celebration of the "dísir", female beings with parallels to the West Germanic cult of the Matres and Matronae.Simek says that Tamfana is perhaps best considered in the context of the widespread veneration of the Germanic Matres and Matronae.