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| − | Saint Kostansa is the traditional patron of [[Carelia]], and it said that he died and was reborn on the rocky beaches of [[Scarbran]]. | + | Saint Kostansa is the traditional patron of [[Carelia]], and it said that he died and was reborn on the rocky beaches of [[Atamara/Scarbran|Scarbran]]. |
Little is known of Kostansa's life before sainthood. Legend tells us he was a lord, and a quiet man who loved sailing alone above all. It is said that he was slain by a leviathan of the deep, and rose again to spear it with one throw. His people then feasted on the beast, and he walked among them with a halo of stormclouds. | Little is known of Kostansa's life before sainthood. Legend tells us he was a lord, and a quiet man who loved sailing alone above all. It is said that he was slain by a leviathan of the deep, and rose again to spear it with one throw. His people then feasted on the beast, and he walked among them with a halo of stormclouds. | ||
He is commonly portrayed as a bearded man in chainmail, with a harpoon and a cloak of seaweed. | He is commonly portrayed as a bearded man in chainmail, with a harpoon and a cloak of seaweed. | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 8 December 2006
Saint Kostansa is the traditional patron of Carelia, and it said that he died and was reborn on the rocky beaches of Scarbran.
Little is known of Kostansa's life before sainthood. Legend tells us he was a lord, and a quiet man who loved sailing alone above all. It is said that he was slain by a leviathan of the deep, and rose again to spear it with one throw. His people then feasted on the beast, and he walked among them with a halo of stormclouds.
He is commonly portrayed as a bearded man in chainmail, with a harpoon and a cloak of seaweed.
