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Has Harry ever met the Baba yaga?

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MoroccoMole:
It's late so my brain is slow, but I don't think he has (met the Baba Yaga).  If he does, what do people think it would be like?

Conspiracy Theorist:
Not under that name, however Ms Lapland in The Law may indeed be Baba Yaga or one of her sisters given the proximity of Finland (she is a Finnish Witch) to the area Baba Yaga myths arose and that she is described as a hag under her glamour. The Name itself derives in part from the Finnish root language.

I have speculated in the thread “Ew!” About the relationship of the Nameless, so Baba Yaga being a scion of Nameless or his brothers would be consistent.

Bizarrely in the Law Jim takes great pains to show that Harry knows his way around chickens, a skill which might be useful in respect of Baba Yagas hut.Either that or he has to deal with Foghorn Leghorn out of the Never Never.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on September 10, 2023, 11:17:35 AM ---Not under that name, however Ms Lapland in The Law may indeed be Baba Yaga or one of her sisters given the proximity of Finland (she is a Finnish Witch) to the area Baba Yaga myths arose and that she is described as a hag under her glamour ...
--- End quote ---
The Finns (at their southern edge) are next to the northern Slavs; but there are ample differences between them!

Still, there is a connection there, so it's possible.

Ms. Laplander is presumably not just Finnish, but Saami.  I quote Wikipedia on the Saami:
--- Quote ---historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi
--- End quote ---
On-brand, I think, for Nameless to use that moniker for her...

Conspiracy Theorist:
In his recent Q & A listing the mythologies in which he took note of in research he listed the Finnish, suggesting it is more prominent in the files that so far suggested.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on September 19, 2023, 12:14:01 PM ---In his recent Q & A listing the mythologies in which he took note of in research he listed the Finnish, suggesting it is more prominent in the files that so far suggested.
--- End quote ---
Or it may just be specific research he did for Namless & Ms. Laplander, to write The Law.

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