4,287 Estonian treasure legends plotted across 105 parishes, coloured by emotional content. Sadness dominates the corpus — the fear and supernatural domains reveal the most striking regional variation. Pick a single emotion, then switch the map from Share (how much a parish talks about it) to Distinctiveness (how far above or below the corpus average it sits) to separate volume from genuine regional character.
Map of 4,287 Estonian treasure legends across 105 parishes, coloured by emotional content. Where in Estonia is the treasure-legend tradition most fearful, sorrowful, or hopeful?
| Emotion domain | Emotion tokens | Parishes |
|---|---|---|
| sadness | 4,540 | 116 |
| desire | 2,576 | 116 |
| fear | 2,528 | 114 |
| danger | 1,962 | 109 |
| joy | 1,881 | 114 |
| supernatural | 1,252 | 102 |
| courage | 1,071 | 100 |
| trust | 998 | 105 |
| anger | 962 | 102 |
| love | 601 | 92 |
| confidence | 331 | 81 |
| guilt | 285 | 67 |
| surprise | 218 | 72 |
| grief | 57 | 28 |
| anxiety | 33 | 21 |
| general positive | 32 | 19 |
| shame | 20 | 17 |
| pain | 16 | 10 |
| distress | 14 | 11 |
| care | 10 | 8 |
| contempt | 6 | 5 |
| bitterness | 4 | 2 |
| general negative | 2 | 1 |
| regret | 2 | 1 |
| pride | 1 | 1 |
| Parish | Legends | Count (fear) | Total Tokens | Share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haljala | 45 | 35 | 178 | 19.7 |
| Iisaku | 45 | 9 | 121 | 7.4 |
| Jõhvi | 51 | 46 | 259 | 17.8 |
| Kadrina | 64 | 60 | 389 | 15.4 |
| Lüganuse | 25 | 5 | 72 | 6.9 |
| Rakvere | 10 | 2 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Simuna | 69 | 23 | 169 | 13.6 |
| Vaivara | 32 | 18 | 155 | 11.6 |
| Viru-Jaagupi | 55 | 20 | 199 | 10.1 |
| Viru-Nigula | 38 | 21 | 150 | 14.0 |
| Väike-Maarja | 78 | 37 | 306 | 12.1 |
| Ambla | 83 | 99 | 790 | 12.5 |
| Anna | 7 | 2 | 22 | 9.1 |
| Järva-Jaani | 30 | 10 | 93 | 10.8 |
| Järva-Madise | 15 | 8 | 40 | 20.0 |
| Koeru | 65 | 37 | 310 | 11.9 |
| Peetri | 12 | 4 | 32 | 12.5 |
| Türi | 16 | 4 | 37 | 10.8 |
| Hageri | 41 | 21 | 130 | 16.2 |
| Jõelähtme | 25 | 13 | 90 | 14.4 |
| Jüri | 64 | 34 | 212 | 16.0 |
| Keila | 32 | 25 | 150 | 16.7 |
| Kose | 86 | 28 | 280 | 10.0 |
| Kuusalu | 130 | 89 | 482 | 18.5 |
| Nissi | 41 | 20 | 91 | 22.0 |
| Rapla | 62 | 32 | 251 | 12.7 |
| Risti | 33 | 30 | 250 | 12.0 |
| Hanila | 33 | 26 | 198 | 13.1 |
| Karuse | 15 | 8 | 55 | 14.5 |
| Kullamaa | 57 | 27 | 228 | 11.8 |
| Lääne-Nigula | 37 | 35 | 137 | 25.5 |
| Martna | 20 | 11 | 88 | 12.5 |
| Märjamaa | 88 | 43 | 329 | 13.1 |
| Pühalepa | 6 | 3 | 32 | 9.4 |
| Reigi | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Ridala | 28 | 6 | 104 | 5.8 |
| Tartu-Maarja | 48 | 33 | 191 | 17.3 |
| Noarootsi | 13 | 4 | 32 | 12.5 |
| Varbla | 10 | 6 | 25 | 24.0 |
| Vigala | 25 | 17 | 108 | 15.7 |
| Karja | 40 | 15 | 139 | 10.8 |
| Kihelkonna | 69 | 25 | 232 | 10.8 |
| Kärla | 18 | 3 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Muhu | 28 | 7 | 72 | 9.7 |
| Pöide | 52 | 19 | 148 | 12.8 |
| Püha | 15 | 0 | 54 | 0.0 |
| Halliste | 97 | 59 | 474 | 12.4 |
| Häädemeeste | 54 | 30 | 191 | 15.7 |
| Karksi | 46 | 19 | 225 | 8.4 |
| Kihnu | 63 | 34 | 175 | 19.4 |
| Mihkli | 14 | 9 | 57 | 15.8 |
| Pärnu-Jaagupi | 28 | 32 | 283 | 11.3 |
| Saarde | 138 | 99 | 658 | 15.0 |
| Tori | 46 | 17 | 205 | 8.3 |
| Tõstamaa | 71 | 41 | 320 | 12.8 |
| Vändra | 35 | 19 | 215 | 8.8 |
| Helme | 81 | 61 | 365 | 16.7 |
| Kolga-Jaani | 41 | 19 | 135 | 14.1 |
| Paistu | 46 | 29 | 327 | 8.9 |
| Pilistvere | 36 | 9 | 153 | 5.9 |
| Põltsamaa | 18 | 10 | 80 | 12.5 |
| Suure-Jaani | 32 | 13 | 133 | 9.8 |
| Tarvastu | 59 | 27 | 300 | 9.0 |
| Viljandi | 70 | 55 | 541 | 10.2 |
| Võnnu | 191 | 68 | 734 | 9.3 |
| Kambja | 21 | 16 | 119 | 13.4 |
| Kodavere | 43 | 21 | 147 | 14.3 |
| Kursi | 21 | 16 | 116 | 13.8 |
| Laiuse | 73 | 75 | 471 | 15.9 |
| Maarja-Magdaleena | 22 | 15 | 87 | 17.2 |
| Nõo | 27 | 18 | 124 | 14.5 |
| Otepää | 49 | 32 | 217 | 14.7 |
| Palamuse | 30 | 55 | 371 | 14.8 |
| Puhja | 20 | 7 | 56 | 12.5 |
| Rannu | 9 | 6 | 43 | 14.0 |
| Rõngu | 85 | 55 | 364 | 15.1 |
| Sangaste | 17 | 4 | 58 | 6.9 |
| Äksi | 40 | 14 | 112 | 12.5 |
| Torma | 96 | 43 | 390 | 11.0 |
| Hargla | 49 | 10 | 187 | 5.3 |
| Kanepi | 40 | 19 | 128 | 14.8 |
| Urvaste | 59 | 34 | 260 | 13.1 |
| Karula | 24 | 11 | 104 | 10.6 |
| Põlva | 89 | 49 | 359 | 13.6 |
| Rõuge | 116 | 92 | 701 | 13.1 |
| Räpina | 93 | 32 | 283 | 11.3 |
| Vastseliina | 55 | 43 | 281 | 15.3 |
| Tallinn | 11 | 7 | 41 | 17.1 |
| Paide | 8 | 1 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Harju-Jaani | 15 | 11 | 87 | 12.6 |
| Emmaste | 8 | 1 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Anseküla | 13 | 14 | 49 | 28.6 |
| Mustjala | 8 | 2 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Käina | 10 | 17 | 37 | 45.9 |
| Jämaja | 12 | 12 | 69 | 17.4 |
| Pärnu | 31 | 24 | 177 | 13.6 |
| Harju-Madise | 7 | 4 | 38 | 10.5 |
| Juuru | 16 | 4 | 51 | 7.8 |
| Jaani | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Kaarma | 13 | 10 | 80 | 12.5 |
| Kõpu | 8 | 7 | 54 | 13.0 |
| Valjala | 8 | 6 | 68 | 8.8 |
| Lihula | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Audru | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Kirbla | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6.3 |
This is a static summary — the full, searchable dataset is in the interactive explorer above.