Legend
Emumägi, heaped up by Kalevipoeg's horse
Emumägi, in Emumäe village of Väike-Maarja parish, is the highest point of the Pandivere upland, and an observation tower on its top looks out across the fields of Lääne-Viru County. The legend says the hill is no work of nature: it was formed from the earth that Kalevipoeg's horse dug out of the nearby Peetla bog. Kalevipoeg tales are told all over the Pandivere country, where the giant and his horse are credited with hills, hollows and lakes alike. Local lore collected at Simuna adds that a sword was once found at a spot on the hill called Kabeliauk, and people believed the dead had been buried there long ago. Today a tower and paths make the summit an easy climb.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Emumägi Väike-Maarja valla Emumäe külas on Pandivere kõrgustiku kõrgeim tipp ja selle otsas olevast vaatetornist avaneb vaade üle Lääne-Virumaa põldude. Muistend räägib, et mägi pole looduse töö: see on tekkinud mullast, mille Kalevipoja hobune kaevas välja lähedal asuvast Peetla soost. Kalevipoja jutte räägitakse üle kogu Pandivere maa, kus hiiu ja tema hobuse arvele pannakse nii mäed, nõod kui ka järved. Simunast kogutud pärimus lisab, et mäel Kabeliaugu nimelises kohas leitud kord mõõk ja arvati, et sinna on ammu surnuid maetud. Praegu teevad torn ja rajad tippu ronimise lihtsaks.
Source: Visit Estonia: Emumägi hill and observation tower; folklore.ee (Simuna place-lore) ↗