Like any other medieval city has also Tallinn gathered legends around and of itself. The city of Tallinn (German: Reval) is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. ... A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. ...
Reval
The story begins with the defensive Kiek in de Kök (Peek into the Kitchen) tower, where on the wall is a sculpture, where the stonemason has pictured a deerhunt on Toompea(a district of old Reval). And that deerhunt is believed to have given the name Reval. Toompea is a hill in Tallinn centre. ...
A Danish king Valdemar II was hunting for deer on Toompea. And he spotted a beautiful stag. The king really liked him and so he ordered it be caught alive. But unfortunately the deer started to escape and fell from a high limestone bank and broke its neck. In german, "Reh-fall" means "fall of a deer". And that is where the name "Reval" is believed to have been derived from. Valdemar the Victorious redirects here. ... Genera About 15 in 4 subfamilies. ...
Tallinn is situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, in north central Estonia.
The highest point of Tallinn, at 64 meters above the sea level, is situated in the district of Nõmme, in the south-west of the city.
Tallinn Airport[2] is about 4 kilometres from Raekoja plats (Town Hall square); there's a local bus connection between the airport and the edge of the city centre.
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