The axe played an large an interesting role among the foresters of the western Ukraine known as the Hutsuls or Trans-Carpathian Rusyns. One interesting piece of folklore is about the sound of a phantom axe. An icident of this myth can be seen in the classic Soviet era film “Shadows of our Forgotten Ancestors” where [...]
Filed under: Carpathian Culture, History, Martial culture, Rusyn | Tagged: ancestors, Axe, forgotten, hucul, hutsul, Rusyn, Shadows, sokyra | 2 Comments »
