Lukomorye oak tree

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The Lukomorye oak tree is a legendary, enchanted tree from Russian folklore immortalized in Alexander Pushkin’s poem “Ruslan and Ludmila,” around which magical creatures and events are said to gather.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf element of folklore
legendary object
literary motif
mythical tree
appearsIn prologue of "Ruslan and Ludmila"
associatedCreature Baba Yaga NERFINISHED
Koshchei the Deathless NERFINISHED
forest spirits
learned cat
mermaids
witches
associatedWith Lukomorye seashore NERFINISHED
Russian fairy tales
Russian literary canon
Slavic mythology NERFINISHED
centralElementOf opening lines of "Ruslan and Ludmila"
countryOfOrigin Russia
culture Russian folklore
describedBy Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED
describedIn "Ruslan and Ludmila" NERFINISHED
firstPublishedIn 1820 edition of "Ruslan and Ludmila"
genreContext romantic narrative poem
hasCreatureAround learned cat
hasNotableFeature golden chain encircling the trunk
serves as gathering place for magical beings
hasObjectNear golden chain
hasObjectOn golden chain
hasQuality enchanted
eternal
legendary
magical
inspired film adaptations of "Ruslan and Ludmila"
illustrations in Russian children’s books
theatrical adaptations of "Ruslan and Ludmila"
visual arts depicting Russian fairy tales
inUniverseFunction narrative frame for tales told by the learned cat
languageOfOrigin Russian
locatedInFictionalPlace Lukomorye NERFINISHED
medium oral tradition
written literature
surroundedBy magical creatures
wondrous events
symbolizes entrance to a magical world
richness of Russian folklore
threshold between reality and fantasy
timeOfFirstLiteraryAttestation early 19th century

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Ruslan and Ludmila openingLinesLocation Lukomorye oak tree