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Wanradt-Koell Catechism

Estonian text

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linguistic importance

  • distribution of the Uralic languages
    In Uralic languages: Estonian

    …religious translations from 1524; the Wanradt-Koell Catechism, the first book, was printed in Wittenberg in 1535. Two centres of culture developed—Tallinn (formerly Revel) in the north and Tartu (Dorpat) in the south; in the 17th century each gave rise to a distinct literary language. Influenced by the Finnish Kalevala, the…

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