Old pictures from Saaremaa

[esaima]

In 1913 Estonian Natonial Museum in Tartu sent a photographer Johannes Pääsuke to photograph rural life and people of Saaremaa island, West-Estonia.

What did he see there?
http://www.erm.ee/files/images/pysitalgud.jpg
http://www.folk.ee/kultuurilaegas//UserFiles/materjal/suur/rr_03_2a.jpg
http://saatkond.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f03d21a8834010536529b07970b-800wi
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2QMh15AgoEo/R_ZB-P2SVuI/AAAAAAAAAEs/TGde2DFTvrU/s400/Johannes_P%C3%A4%C3%A4suke_214_284.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Johannes_P%C3%A4%C3%A4suke_214_191.jpg


And this is Johannes himself:
http://www.erm.ee/files/images/naitused/paasuke.jpg
He was a famous person in Estonian photo and film history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_P%C3%A4%C3%A4suke

[Eldritch]

Thanks for posting. I've always been fascinated by Saaremaa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaremaa), although believe it or not for one reason or the other I have yet to visit.

[The Ripper]

Yes, Saaremaa is a very interesting Island for many reasons. I will try to find the time to visit during summer, I know some dudes who go wind surfing there pretty much every year.

[Megrez]

In 1913 Estonian Natonial Museum in Tartu sent a photographer Johannes Pääsuke to photograph rural life and people of Saaremaa island, West-Estonia.


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2QMh15AgoEo/R_ZB-P2SVuI/AAAAAAAAAEs/TGde2DFTvrU/s400/Johannes_P%C3%A4%C3%A4suke_214_284.jpg



wtf is that man doing upside down?

[The Ripper]

wtf is that man doing upside down?

Its an old-fashioned wooden swing.

http://www.kansantanssinyst.fi/Tanhuviesti/tanhuviesti0206/keinu.jpg

[Jarl]

Now a question... Do these islanders look like Nordic Vikings or Russian peasants? :P

[Äike]

Now a question... Do these islanders look like Nordic Vikings or Russian peasants? :P

They look like Estonians.

[Jarl]

They look like Estonians.

Come on, be honest Karl! They look like a herd of Rasputins out in the fields!

[Äike]

Come on, be honest Karl! They look like a herd of Rasputins out in the fields!

Beards were popular back then :)

[Jarl]

Beards were popular back then :)

In Russia... :P



Beards of that magnitude were not typical of Northern Europe. But in the East, slightly more. They even had to allow them to carry the beards in the army... a Europe-wide exception.

[Äike]

In Russia... :P



Beards of that magnitude were not typical of Northern Europe. But in the East, slightly more. They even had to allow them to carry the beards in the army... a Europe-wide exception.

So we come to a conclusion that Estonians looked more like Nordic Vikings then the Scandinavians. :p

[Jarl]

And Rasputin's Nordic too ;>

[Pallantides]

So we come to a conclusion that Estonians looked more like Nordic Vikings then the Scandinavians. :p

I didn't know being a Viking was tied to specific phenotype.

[Äike]

I didn't know being a Viking was tied to specific phenotype.

You're correct. Now try to convince Jarl that all Vikings weren't 2 meters tall Hallstat Nordids.

Vikings had all Northern European phenotypes, Baltid, Nordid, Borreby etc.

[Pallantides]

I somehow doubt Ketil Flatnose was a Hallstatt Nordid. :D



Most of the 'Viking' era skulls I have seen reconstructed were more in the Cro-Magnid/Falid/Baltid range than Hallstatt Nordid.

[sevruk]

Now a question... Do these islanders look like Nordic Vikings or Russian peasants? :P

Specifically, people in these photos are very similar to the Russian peasants. Beard, clothes, houses, etc.

some examples

https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/RussianHeritage/7.GR/SCMEDIA/7.%20pl.242.gif
http://ttolk.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/111.jpg
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9110/97833783.39b/0_ae754_40bfc370_XXXL.jpg
http://www.terra-z.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/20_a.jpg
http://www.terra-z.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1_a.jpg