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Matthias Johann Eisen (28 September 1857 – 6 August 1934) was an Estonian folklorist, and from 1920 to 1927 served as a professor of folk poetry at University of Tartu. Eisen is best known for his thorough collection and a systematic typology of Estonian folk tales, totaling over 90,000 pages.
The English version (translated by W. F. Kirby) at Project Gutenberg. Kalevipoeg as well as other Estonian folk tales. The English version (translated by W. F. Kirby) at Sacred Texts. Kalevipoeg as well as other Estonian folk tales. Kalevipoeg; An article exploring the meaning and depth of the Kalevipoeg; An article on the compilers of the ...
J.G von Herder published seven Estonian folk songs, translated into German in his Volkslieder in 1778 and republished as Stimmen der Völker in Liedern in 1807. [ 3 ] At the beginning of the 19th century during the Estophile Enlightenment Period (1750–1840), increased interest in Estonian folklore occurred among Baltic Germans .
Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging to the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology. Information about the pre- Christian and medieval Estonian mythology is scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in ecclesiastical registers.
She has given the name to several Estonian locations, including the Lindamägi (Linda Hill), Tallinn, Lindakivi (Linda boulder) in Lake Ülemiste. According to the epic myth " Kalevipoeg ", her son, the title character, named the Estonian fortress settlement at the location of modern Tallinn in her honor - Lindanise (approximate translation ...
Estonian fairy tales, short stories that belong to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic , enchantments , and mythical or fanciful beings. Pages in category "Estonian fairy tales"
The poem was first set to music for the first Estonian Song Festival in 1869 by Aleksander Kunileid. "Mu isamaa on minu arm" became a popular patriotic song when a new melody was composed by Gustav Ernesaks in 1944. [1] Beginning in 1947, it is always the last song performed at the Estonian Song Festival.
Runic song [a], also referred to as Rune song, Runo song, or Kalevala song, is a form of oral poetry and national epic historically practiced among the Baltic Finnic peoples. It includes the Finnish epic poems Kalevala and Kanteletar , as well as the Estonian Kalevipoeg .