Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Virbikalda, are not related to this, and seem to be of #Swedish origin, #fyr for fire, thence #beacon or #lighthouse, one of which happens to be right next door and has been since its first wooden version of 1788. Part of a magico-mythological group. See #Anni.

#FolkReligion #Rahvausund
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Lummu (Lumm)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Laagna
Charm, spell, bewitchment, glamour. Renamed (1979-1994/5), along with #Kahu, as #Pusta_A. during the Soviet occupation. Part of a magico-mythological group. See #Pikri.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#FolkReligion #Rahvausund