Queen Linda
Estonian · mortal · legendary · Recorded classification
Estonian heroine, mother of Kalevipoeg. English 'Queen Linda' leads; native Linda in term. Classed mortal (human queen, though of legendary status). Included to complete the hero's parentage (parentIds of Kalevipoeg).
Children
Powers
- raise her husband's grave-mound
- Carry the stones of Kalev's grave-mound
Relations
- spouse: Kalev the Giant KingReciprocal of estonian_kalev.spouse — Linda, hatched from a grouse egg, wed Kalev; widowed, she heaped Toompea over his grave and her tears formed Lake Ulemiste.Kreutzwald, Kalevipoeg (1857-1861), Cantos I-II (primary)
Sources
- Linda is the wife of Kalev and mother of Kalevipoeg in the Estonian epic; hatched from a grouse-egg in folk versions, she builds Kalev's barrow (Toompea) and her tears form Lake Ülemiste.: F. R. Kreutzwald, Kalevipoeg, 1857–1861 (primary); Kalevipoeg, Wikipedia (tertiary)