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Kalevipoeg's missed throw at Painuva

One day Kalevipoeg spotted his old enemy Vanapagan, the Old Devil, dozing on the Odakivi rock at the tip of Pärispea peninsula. He seized an enormous boulder and hurled it across the bay to crush him, but the throw fell short and the stone crashed down on the shore of Eru Bay instead. The giant grumbled a rhyme that locals still repeat: 'I aimed at Odakivi, but threw into Painuva.' The devil slept on unharmed. Today the 340-cubic-metre Painuva boulder stands at the water's edge near Turbuneeme in Lahemaa; its wave-worn seaward side is rough enough to climb, and an anchor is carved into its top.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Kord nägi Kalevipoeg, et tema vana vaenlane Vanapagan tukub Pärispea neeme tipus Odakivil. Vägilane haaras hiigelsuure rahnu ja paiskas selle üle lahe, et kurjamit tabada, kuid vise jäi lühikeseks ja kivi kukkus hoopis Eru lahe kaldale. Pahane Kalevipoeg torises seepeale salmi, mida kohalikud tänini mäletavad: „Osudin Odakivesse, paiskasin aga Painuvasse.“ Vanapagan magas rahulikult edasi. Tänapäeval seisab umbes 340-kuupmeetrine Painuva rahn Lahemaal Turbuneeme lähedal veepiiril; selle lainetest krobeliseks uhutud merepoolsest küljest saab üles ronida ning kivi lakke on raiutud ankru kujutis.

Map of the area around Kalevipoeg's missed throw at Painuva
59.62314° N, 25.78300° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian folk legend of Kalevipoeg and Vanapagan; see et.wikipedia: Painuva rändrahn (and the related Tiiru kivi). ↗

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