Tolmini piirkonna kadunud järvedest jutustavate muistendite motiivid

The article discusses, from the content/motif aspect, 30 folk legends about the disappeared lakes in Tolmin region, Slovenia. The material covers different archival manuscripts and publications, mainly from Janez Dolenc’s student archive. In all the legends under study the location of the lake is specified. In addition to this, most of them feature at least one of the following motifs: emergence of settlements, existence of rings used for fastening water vehicles, water traffic, an explanation of who or what caused the disappearance of the lake and how and where it happened.