Lukomorye

The toponym "Sea Bend" (лука моря, luka morya) and the derivations: lukomorye, lukomorians, etc., have been applied to various geographical locations.

[3] In modern Russian culture, the word Lukomorye is most commonly associated with Pushkin's fairy tale poem Ruslan and Lyudmila,[4] starting with the line: "There is a green oak-tree by the lukomorye, …" (У лукоморья дуб зелёный, … ; U lukomorya dub zelyony, …).

[5] cartographers followed the descriptions of Sigismund von Herberstein in his 1549 Notes on Muscovite Affairs:[6] ...which they barter with the Grustintzi and Serponovtzi : these latter people derive their name from the fortress of Serponov Lucomoryae, situated in the mountains beyond the river Oby.

It is said that a certain marvellous and incredible occurrence, and very like a fable, happens every year to the people of Lucomoryae, namely, that they die on the 27th of November, which among the Russians is dedicated to St. George, and come to life again like the frosts in the following spring, generally on the 24th of April.

[7] Giles Fletcher in his Of the Russe Common Wealth repeats the fantastic tale of dying/resurrecting Lukomorians.