#Kaarli (Kaarel)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tõnismäe #Vanalinn
#Charles (church and road), most likely #Swedish king #KarlXI who had its wooden ancestor built in 1670. The spot on which it stands is believed to have been a #Hiis (see #Hiie) since at least the middle ages.
#Royalty #Kuninglik
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possibility or relation comes from stories preceding the Kalevala where legendary chieftain #Kalev had various sons including one named Hiisi. And #hiisi in #Finnish means ‘pagan place of sacrifice; bad spirit, dreadful giant’ (but see #Hiie). Since the progeny in question (including Kalevipoeg)
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#Hiie (Hiis)
#Tallinn #Kristiine #Lilleküla #Mooni
Grove, sacred grove, sacred spot in general: stone, tree, hill, spring. There seems to be a line going across the country with sacred groves, #hiied, being slightly more common in the northern half. Street named after some extremely old trees
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#Hiidtamme (Hiidtamm)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Raudalu
Giant oak. The #hiid > #hiie (see next entry), #hiidtamm > #hiietamm relation is interesting: it is quite likely that simply becoming large, over human generations, gives it ‘sacred’ qualities too. See #Tamme.
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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