Koljo
Also known as: Koljatti, Kolio, Koljumi
Basic account
Finnish giant surviving in place-names: possibly a word for death before he was a giant.
Account
A giant who survives mostly as place-names, and a scholarly argument about whether he was ever a giant at all.
Motifs
- The people who came before
- Attached to a real place
Names only. Connections open with membership.
What is disputed
Ruohonen's title is a real question rather than a rhetorical one.
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Sources
- Juha Ruohonen, "Giant, Devil or Death? The Finnish Koljo in Mythology, Toponyms, Folklore and Archaeology"
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