Name almost certainly comes from the eponymous hero of **Wambola: Jutustus wanast Eesti ajaloost** (1209-1212), Vambola: A Story from Olde Estonian Historie (1209-1212) (1889, Publ. J. Solba), reviving interest in #Lembit of #Lehola,
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#Vahuri (Vahur)
#Historical #Ajalooline
Father of #Tambeti, hence the hero #Jaanus’ grandfather, in #Bornhöhe E.’s novel #Tasuja. One of the former names of #Lehola.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Literature #Kirjandus
Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Lembitu.
View along Lembitu, Tallinn, with cars driving towards Liivalaia.
Modern building in Lembitu, Tallinn,
Capital of a pseudo-classic column on a mid-20th-century building in Lembitu, Tallinn.
#Lembitu (Lembit[u])
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Sibulaküla
Lembit of #Lehola: Estonian leader in fight against #German #Brethren_of_the_Sword, died during Battle of St. Matthew’s Day, September, 1217. Poem written by #Kreutzwald. The modern man’s name is without the ‘u’ in the nominative.
#History #Ajalugu
