#Kalevipoeg’s
#Tuuslari (Tuuslar)
#Historical #Ajalooline
Wise man, #sorcerer or #witch who knows how to raise the winds (#tuul = wind), possibly by whistling; sorcerer from #Finland who tried to rape #Kalevipoeg’s mother #Linda. See #Kalevipoja. Wind-sorcery was a power #Estonians commonly attributed to #Finns.
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#Lennuki (Lennuk)
1) Originally, the name of #Kalevipoeg’s ship; 2) Airplane, aircraft. Name also given to one of two Russian destroyers (this one, ‘Avtroil’, built, ironically, by Tallinn shipbuilders Bocker and Lange with help from France)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Maakri
#Mythology #Mütoloogia
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March 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#Iru (Iru) #Asum
#Tallinn #Pirita
Inn, hill and probably one-time village on the NE border of Tallinn, or the one-time standing boulder at ///wristwatch.stony.overtax, #IruÄmm, Iru’s mother-in-law or the #OldWomanOfIru, into which #Linda – #Kalevipoeg’s mother, having been abducted and
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October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Lindakivi (Lindakivi)
#Boulder in #LakeÜlemiste. One of the stones that #Kalevipoeg’s mother was carrying to #Kalevi’s grave and fell out of her apron-pocket. She sat on it and wept, creating the lake. At least, this is the commonest legend, but none of them have gained much credence among
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October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#Linnamäe (Linnamägi)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Kuristiku #Priisle
#Hillfort. Named for pointing towards the #Iru hillfort, a #BronzeAge settlement dating back some 4000-5000 years and suggested to be #Kalevipoeg’s birthplace.

#Archaeology #Arheoloogia
#Prehistory #Eelajalugu
#Mythology #Mütoloogia
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM