''Meelis'' is a historical novel by

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

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Enn Kippel Enn Kippel (until 1935 Eduard Ferdinand Kippel; 16 February 1901 Tallinn – 15 February 1942 Leningrad) was an Estonian writer. After 1935, he studied at the University of Tartu, taking courses related to theology. In 1936, he joined the Estoni ...

. It was first published in 1941. It talks about the adventures of a boy called Meelis, the son of

Sakala Sakala may refer to: Places * Sagala or Sakala, Sagala or Sangala, the ancient Greek name for a city of ancient India, the modern city of Sialkot in present-day Pakistan * Sakala County, an ancient county in Estonia (nowadays for the most part Vil ...

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Lembitu Lembitu (Estonian language, Estonian also: Lembit, died 21 September 1217) was an ancient Estonian senior (Elder (administrative title), elder) from Sakala County and military leader in the struggle against Livonian crusade, conquest of the Est ...

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Estonian novels Historical novels 1941 novels Novels set in Estonia {{1940s-hist-novel-stub