Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:A
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| ▸ | Aloruttaq | E | Alorugtaĸ | |||
| Mythological name. 'The Soleless One'. The legend about Aloruttaq, an orphan without boots who, among other things, becomes a hunter after acquiring boots. Compare the legend about Kaassassuk (who had to borrow boots) and Kamillannguaq (the Bootless One) in Western Greenland. Soles, kamiks (boots), legs and feet were linked to sexuality and reproduction, hunting and magic (success in hunting) in traditional society. Several names use the stem alu- (sole) and kamik (boot). | ||||||