Talk:Sailors' superstitions
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"Semiotics"?
[edit]Hi,
why is there a section on "semiotics", and why is it sourced to a "top ten"-list with no mention of semiotics?
T 88.89.5.214 (talk) 10:50, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
Finns and wind
[edit]Finnish wizards were known to make wind and they sold ropes with knots: open one, mild wind; open second, strong wind; open third, a stormwind. If the finns didn't like the customer they didn't tell witch way to count.
![Man on right is selling the wind. First knot light breece, second strong wind, third a storm. In the backround a ship is sinking because the crew didn't believe the magic and open the third knot.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Olaus_Magnus_-_On_Wizards_and_Magicians_among_the_Finns.jpg/220px-Olaus_Magnus_-_On_Wizards_and_Magicians_among_the_Finns.jpg)
In early 1800's sailors believe that Finns can control the winds. Source:Two Years Before the Mast Chapter VI, Richard Henry Dana Jr., 1840 (Project Gutenberg (search for text "Fins are wizards")
Another source: Sixpence for the Wind: A Knot of Nautical Folklore: Even as late as 19th century Finns, also known as Russian Finns were believed to be able to control wind. Google books RicHard-59 (talk) 14:30, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
English
[edit]Make smaller words 49.15.232.70 (talk) 13:39, 17 August 2024 (UTC)