Tradition / Region: Estonian mythology
Category: Wind spirit · Demon
The Myth
Ebajalg is a being of Estonian folklore that manifests as a violent whirlwind. Rather than a natural phenomenon alone, it is believed to be a malicious spirit or demon moving through the landscape in the form of spinning wind.
Ebajalg is associated with sudden destruction and overwhelming force. When it appears, it may tear through fields, damage buildings, or scatter objects, its strength far beyond that of ordinary wind. Encounters with Ebajalg are not personal or communicative; its presence is felt through impact and chaos rather than speech or form.
In Estonian belief, Ebajalg represents the dangerous animation of nature itself—an unseen will acting through the air, embodying the fear that destruction may arise suddenly, without warning, and without human cause.
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