Lukomorye: where did it come from and what does the old Russian word from Pushkin's poem mean?

  • Jul 30, 2021
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Every compatriot from childhood should have heard such a word as Lukomorye. This name can be found primarily in the poem by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin "Ruslan and Lyudmila". And although literally every schoolchild has heard the mysterious word at least once, what Lukomorye really is, not everyone, even an adult, knows.
Every compatriot from childhood should have heard such a word as Lukomorye. This name can be found primarily in the poem by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin "Ruslan and Lyudmila". And although literally every schoolchild has heard the mysterious word at least once, what Lukomorye really is, not everyone, even an adult, knows.
Every compatriot from childhood should have heard such a word as Lukomorye. This name can be found primarily in the poem by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin "Ruslan and Lyudmila". And although literally every schoolchild has heard the mysterious word at least once, what Lukomorye really is, not everyone, even an adult, knows.
In general, the oak should be on the seashore. / Photo: blogspot.com.
In general, the oak should be on the seashore. / Photo: blogspot.com.
In general, the oak should be on the seashore. / Photo: blogspot.com.

“By the side of the sea, a green oak;
Golden chain on tom oak:
And day and night the cat is a scientist
Everything goes round and round in chains. "

There is one frankly strange word in the famous lines - lukomorye. It is quite obvious that it is Old Russian. But what does it mean?

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Lukomorye is a curved seashore. / Photo: fullhdoboi.ru.
Lukomorye is a curved seashore. / Photo: fullhdoboi.ru.

In fact, there is no terrible secret around the curvature in the Russian language. It comes from the words sea (does not need explanations) and bow. The latter in Old Slavonic meant primarily a bend, an arch, an arc, a hoop. Thus, the curved seaside is only on the entire seacoast of a curved shape. Most often, the Slavs meant a sea bay or a bay.

It is quite obvious that the oak tree about which Pushkin wrote is a reference to the Slavic version of Yggdrasil. / Photo: vk.com.
It is quite obvious that the oak tree about which Pushkin wrote is a reference to the Slavic version of Yggdrasil. / Photo: vk.com.

At the same time, the word lukomorye also appears in Slavic folklore as the name of a specific place in the world. It is believed that the Slavs believed in Lukomorye, the axis of the world is located - the place where the world tree is located. For many, this motive will sound extremely familiar and remind of Germanic mythology. One should not be surprised at this, most of the European peoples are distant relatives. At one time, we all came out of the common Indo-European substrate. It is also interesting that a certain "Lukomorye" can be seen on old maps of Russia, which were drawn by cartographers of the 15th-17th centuries.

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Even on old maps, Lukomorye is found. / Photo: ya.ru.
Even on old maps, Lukomorye is found. / Photo: ya.ru.

Continuing the topic, you can read about more 4 mysterious moments from the history of mankindthat remain unsolved.
Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/271220/57257/

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