#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.
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#Tuuslari
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Graffiti / street art by Robin Nõgisto (99% sure) of ARS Kunstilinnak, Hallivanamehe, Tallinn.
to sing. So perhaps it was another scary name from #Estonian #folklore? You already have #Pakase, #Pikri, #Pikse, #Tuuslari, #Uku, #Vilisuu… The street was named on 1958-02-14 along with 80 or so others, quite a bunch, so maybe a #typo? But none of these three explanations passes the test of
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#Liiviku (Liivik)
Sandy region, ‘the sands’, and shifting, if nothing else... Formerly named #Linda (1926-1959), temporarily #Salme (1940-1941), and #Tuuslari (1959-1960).
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Kivimäe
#EstonianRoots #EestiJuured
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