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"The Legends of Old Tallinn" a Tallinn County Travel Page by LysDor

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Real Name: T i i n a
Lives In: Finland
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The Legends of Old Tallinn

by LysDor - last update: Apr 15, 2004

Nearly a thousand of years ago there lived a King in Denmark whose son and daughter fell in love with each other. Learning of their forbidden love the King decided to banish the Princess from the country.
He ordered her to be taken aboard a ship and the ship finally rescued from the storm to the shores of Estonia.


The Princess liked the place so much she decided to build a town here. She hired people from the neibourghood to build a splendid castle for her and then a town around the castle. A lot of people came here, and the town grew and prospered.

When the King of Denmark heard this he decided to forgive her. He also wanted to extend this authority over his possession. But the people of the Princess turned Kingīs men out, remaining masters of the town.


Ever since that time the town has been known as Taani Linn - Danish Fort.

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All legends found here have been heard from some of my Estonian friends or read from: The Devilīs Wedding and Other Legends about Tallinn; I. Goldman and P. Kaldoja, Perioodika 1985

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Comments for LysDor about Tallinn County
tini58de Sat Apr 7, 2007 17:58 UTC
 Nice page!!! I just LOVED that language comparison!!! It made me giggle! Happy Easter!
kiuks Tue Mar 29, 2005 09:56 UTC
 Thank you for the nice introducing of my hometown Tallinn :)
Raimix Sat Oct 9, 2004 14:33 UTC
 I really enjoyed your Tallinn page! It is really full of interesting information, nice pictures. Good luck to you! Greetings from Lithuania.
GrantBoone Thu Dec 11, 2003 12:51 UTC
 Incredible amount of info, you know Tallinn well !
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