special status in #Est. folklore. Where the valge-toonekurg is reputed to protect your house from lightning if it nests there (see #Oleviste), the must-toonekurg was less benign: “Kui toonekurg sinu piiri mööda hulgub, siis tähendab, et mõni sureb” (if the black stork lurks around the borders
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#Olevi (Olev)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Kivimäe
Short for #Olevipoeg, Olev’s son. According to #Kreutzwald F.R., cousin and fighting companion of the epic hero #Kalevipoeg (Kalev’s son, see #Kalevipoja), or, possibly, rhyming variant of #Kalev’s name (but see #Oleviste and
#Mythology #Mütoloogia
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#Oleviste (Olevist?)
Olev’s, after the church alongside which it runs (built by Olev the giant and/or fairytale stranger who promptly died upon completing the spire. Please do not doubt this, although some skeptics insist on claiming it was named for
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
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#Olevi (Olev)
Short for Olevipoeg, Olev’s son. According to #Kreutzwald F.R., cousin and fighting companion of the epic hero #Kalevipoeg, Kalev’s son, or, possibly, rhyming variant of Kalev’s name (but see #Oleviste and #Olevimägi). Part of a Kalevipoeg street-name group. See also #Sulevi.
#Tallinn
or whose son, later donated bells to #Oleviste in 1671 and 1694. While the donation dates coincide well enough with celebrations for JD4’s mayorship, he is too late for the fire, unless it refers to his son?
#JobstDunte
Keeping it in the family / Hoides seda perekonnas
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