Legends of Tallinn
a mighty man. Unknown man said that he will build the church free if they guess his
name. What in fackt happend. The church was named as its builder. And the
sculpture of the snake and frog, which came out from Olaf'f mouth, are there
nowadays.
According to legend, there were some difficulties to find a right place where to build
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Tallinn. It was decided to ask for advice from the wiseman. The wiseman told to put a
stone on to the horsecart and wathe where the stone falls , it is the right place to
build the city. Having reached up with a flat place, the rock rolled to the center of the
hill and there was the city built.
Tallinn is named by a roe-deer, who died here. King Valdemar loved the deer so
much, he let to capture it alive. When roe-deer saw that he was restrained, so he
started to run randomly and then he fell, because of fear and weariness, down of the
seashore and broke its neck