Bears are revered creatures in Finnish myth. The Otso, or Kings of the Forests, are highly intelligent & divine bear spirits. Some legends claim they’re created when a human flees civilization & becomes transformed by the forest. #FolkloreThursday pic.twitter.com/gLD2chfMVk
— Särah Nour (@SaCha1689) July 4, 2019
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- Heike Rohmann: “Der finnische Bär – ein sprachliches Phänomen“. In: Neues vom Baltischen Meer, 22. Oktober 2009