Goddaughter of the Rock Maidens. The name of the story lit up my imagination, as did the brief outline of a plot in W.F Kirby’s 1895 English translation of famous Estonian tales. In just a few sentences, I sensed a powerful narrative: nature spirits and underworlds; a young girl tutored by powerful female fey-folk and enchantments and serpent kings.

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Maarja Nuut songs: 'Veere, Veere päevakene,'

'Handi pandimehe lugu' - Estonian Folk Song

Co-Ag Music: 'Beautiful Days' and 'A Dark Myth'