Estonia · Folktales and oral traditions
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Estonia
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 1
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
The Wood of Tontla, which Kirby credits to Kreutzwald, opens in Alutaga north of Lake Peipus. The forest the villagers fear is a place of strawberries and unexpected friendship for Elsie. The Atlas links to the chapter in which that change of perspective unfolds.
Tales in the Atlas
The Wood of Tontla
1895 · W. F. Kirby · The Hero of Esthonia
The Moving Coffins of the Chase Vault
1907 · Andrew Lang · Death’s Deeds: A Bi-located Story · Folk-Lore 18(4), pp. 376–390
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| The Moving Coffins of the Chase Vault | Barbados Estonia |