tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11613943.post111274818055331644..comments2023-10-22T16:17:21.121+00:00Comments on Elliot Cowan's Sandwichbag: ToveElliot Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11613943.post-1112766805401577812005-04-06T05:53:00.000+00:002005-04-06T05:53:00.000+00:00Well the myths and legends of that part of the wor...Well the myths and legends of that part of the world certainly do blend into to each other, and your image of the Vodyanoi sure bears a striking similarity.<BR/>How nice to see these connections being introduced from afar.<BR/>My own heritage is Russian actually.<BR/>Dad was adopted but he does know his grandparents were Russian, and my mothers side of the family escaped from the town of Brest in 1900 or so.Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11613943.post-1112765287192371522005-04-06T05:28:00.000+00:002005-04-06T05:28:00.000+00:00Tove's version of Gollum (especially in the pictur...Tove's version of Gollum (especially in the picture of Gollum and Bilbo, where he is in the water) reminds me very much of some represetnations of the Slavic mythological creature called <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/jimandpetalawrie/vodyanoi.jpg" REL="nofollow">"Vodyanoi"</A>. These spirits are thought to live in rivers, ponds, and swamps, and they are notorious for disliking humans.Abuliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797318434428360754noreply@blogger.com