The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That CountryKirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country
Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
Estonian literature; Estonian literature -- History and criticism
Roland, horn of, i. 136 note.
Rose-bush, maiden transformed to, i. 181, 302.
Rosicrucians, ii. 96 note.
Rõugutaja, an Esthonian god, i. xxviii., xxix., 22.
Rõugutaja's Daughter, ii. 45.
Rowan-tree, i. 228; ii. 4.
Rumours of War, i. 61.
Run-for-food (name of dog), ii. 6.
Russian tales, ii. 41 note.
Saad Järv, a lake north of Dorpat, i. 56.
Saari, a place mentioned in the "Kalevala," i. 10 note.
Sack, Devil pounded in, ii. 15.
[Pg 330]Sahadeva, one of the heroes of the Indian Epic, the
Maha-Bharata, ii. 23 note.
St. George's Dogs (wolves), ii. 277.
St. Olaf and the giant Wind-and-Weather, ii. 282 note.
St. Peter disguised as beggar, ii. 182 note.
St. Petersburg, Government of, i. xiii.
Salme, a maiden sprung from a hen, who married the Youth of the Stars,
i. 2, 7.
Sampo, a magic mill constructed by Ilmarinen in the "Kalevala," ii. 71
note, 154 note.
Sand Mountain, i. 228.
Sarvik, the Prince of Põrgu (Hades), usually called Vana Sarvik or Old
Hornie, i. xxx., 5, 89, 97, 126, 142.
Sarvik, palace of, i. 94, 127.
Saurians as dragons, ii. 7.
Saxon, term for everything above the common in Esthonia, i. 146.
Schaibar in the "Thousand and One Nights," i. 246 note.
Schiefner on the "Kalevipoeg," and Esthonian tales, ii. 301, 302.
Schoolboy sold to Devil, ii. 146.
Schott on the "Kalevipoeg," ii. 302.
Seaforth, hag seen by Lord, ii. 272 note.
Seal of Solomon, ii. 236.
Serpents, king of, i. 321; ii. 233.
Servants, gifted, ii. 24.
Shoemaker, compassionate, ii. 182.
Shoes, magic, ii. 25.
Shoes, man with the bast, ii. 278.
Shooting feats, ii. 23, 191.
Silly Nicholas, story of, ii. 71 note.
Sisters, Three, ii. 43.
Siuru, a mythical blue bird, the daughter of Taara, i. xxviii., 10
note, 96, 131; ii. 292.
Slave-girl born from a crow, i. 2, 10.
Sleep of the Kalevide, i. 4, 39, 61, 74, 82, 131.
Sleepy Tony, ii. 50.
Slyboots, i. 187.
[Pg 331]Smiths, Finnish, i. 42.
Smith's son, murder of, i. 46, 84.
Smithy of Ilmarine, i. xxx., 4, 83.
Smithy, underground, ii. 83, 116.
Snake animating a clay image, i. 247
Snake, maiden transformed to white, i. 312.
Snake-bite, charm against, ii. 298.
Snakes, golden, ii. 224.
Snow-white, the Glass Mountain, and the Despised Youngest Son, ii. 40.
Sohni, name of the Kalevipoeg, i. 18.
Soldier and the Devil, ii. 76.
Soldier's hat, ii. 130.
Solomon, Seal of, ii. 236.
Solomon Islands, Macgillivray's adventure in, i. 139 note.
Son, of the Thunder-God, ii. 149.
Song-God's departure, ii. 81.
"Song of Vala," a poem by W. Herbert, appended to his "Helga," an
abridged paraphrase of the "Völuspa," one of the poems in the Edda of
Sæmund, i. 60 note.
Soothsayers, i. xxxi., 19, 20.
Sorcerer in form of moth, ii. 16.
Sorcerer, Finnish. _See_ Finnish Sorcerer.
Sorcerer's sons, fight with the, i. 4, 80.
Sorcerers, i. xxxi.
Sorcerers of Lake Peipus, i. 4, 72, 82.
Sorcerers stealing sun and moon, ii. 148, 154 note, 160 note.
Sorcery in Esthonia, Finland, and Lapland, ii. 148.
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