Legend
Hirmuste, the hill of dread
Hirmuste, kole mägi
Hirmuste village in Kärla parish takes its name, some said, from a battle between Danes and Swedes once fought on its hill, and from the Hirmuste ridge Suur Tõll is said to have flung a whole spruce as far as Upa bay near Kuressaare. Other storytellers placed Tõll's grave in Hirmuste forest, where his head was carried after he fell in battle, and an early writer, Schmidt, guessed that the ridge's name, meaning 'awful', came from its nearness to the giant's resting place.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kärla kihelkonna Hirmuste küla sai mõnede sõnul nime taanlaste ja rootslaste lahingust, mis kunagi selle mäel peeti, ja Hirmuste seljandikult olevat Suur Tõll visanud terve kuuse koguni Kuressaare lähedale Upa lahte. Teised jutustajad paigutasid Tõllu haua Hirmuste metsa, kuhu tema pea olevat pärast lahingus langemist toodud, ning üks varane kirjutaja, Schmidt, arvas, et „koledat” tähendav nimi tuleneb seljandiku lähedusest hiiu puhkepaigale.