Names
Tarja (Tari)
Wickerwork, basketwork, something made of wicker (fish-drying stand, bottom of sled, wattled stable partition...). Can also mean bead embroidery at edge of skirt; bundle; bunch (of grapes).
Tarna (Tarn)
Sedge, carex, a grass immortalized by Edgar Valter, illustrator and creator of Pokuraamat (ask your local bookseller).
Tartu (Tartu)
University town in southern central Estonia, settled since 5th C CE, known previously as Dorpat, Tharbata, Yuryev. Ruled by the Poles in the 16th century, the city received its red and white flag from Stephen Bathory (István Báthory), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, one-time Prince of Transylvania, and uncle of Erzsébet Báthory, sometimes known as Countess Dracula for her extremely questionable employment of girls whose blood was said to provide her with eternal youth (possibly, like France’s Gilles de Rais, framed for financial reasons). Happily, Tartoons are given to gentler occupations such as grammar.
Tasuja (Tasuja)
The Avenger, published 1880. Probably if not certainly Estonia’s most-read historical novel, major influence in both shaping and invigorating national identity, and contributing driving-force in Estonian independence such as the 1919 Battle of Cēsis (Battle of Võnnu for Estonians) or during WWII against the Germans. Begun when author Bornhöhe E. was a 17-year-old teacher. See also Tambeti.
Tatari (Tatar) 
Tatar, Tartar. Name derived from the Tatar settlement known as Татарская Слобода (Tatarskaya Sloboda, Est. Tatari asum) built by Peter I to settle Tatar naval officers after the Great Northern War (1700-1721) and first recorded as Tatarskoi-Slobod-Straße (18th C). Historically, a слобода (sloboda) was a settlement exempt from certain obligations, but see Vana Slobodaa.
