Legend
Kaali: where the sun fell
In the middle of Saaremaa lies a round lake in a deep crater, ringed by a wall of stone. Old stories say that this is where the sun once fell from the sky, burning the forest and shaking the island. Scientists have since shown that a meteorite really did strike here a few thousand years ago, in front of the people who lived on the island. Some even think the memory of that fire from heaven lives on in the folk songs of Estonia and Finland, where the sun falls to earth.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Saaremaa keskel on sügavas lohus ümmargune järv, mida ümbritseb kivivall. Vanad lood räägivad, et kunagi kukkus siia taevast päike, põletas metsad ja raputas saart. Teadlased on hiljem näidanud, et siia langes tõepoolest meteoriit, mõni tuhat aastat tagasi, saarel elanud inimeste silme all. Mõned arvavad, et mälestus taevast tulnud tulest elab edasi Eesti ja Soome rahvalauludes, kus päike kukub maa peale.
Source: Saaremaa folk tradition about the Kaali crater.