Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

3 months ago

Part of a magico-mythological group. See #Varraku.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Literature #Kirjandus
#MythsAndLegends #MüüdidJaLegendid
#Folklore #Folkloor
#MeToo
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

red flutter of freedom for all to admire. #SovietOccupation renaming (1979-1995) of #Varraku.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Sovietisation #Sovetiseerimine
#NõukogudeOkupatsioon

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

7 months ago

#Varraku (Varrak)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Laagna #Tondiraba
1) Character from the #Kalevipoeg: the #Lappish sage who agrees to take Kalevipoeg to the end of the world. 2) The #Viking traders, pirates, mercenaries (to 11th/13th C #Kievan and #Novgorodian princes among others), known mainly as body-
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