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Kalevipoeg's seat at Üdruma

Kalevipoja istekivi Üdrumal

On the pasture of Kruusiaugu farm in Üdruma village, Kullamaa parish, there is an oddly shaped stone that local people held in high regard. It has a hollow like the print of someone sitting, and a tale recorded in 1939 explains it: Kalevipoeg was returning from a journey on a sweltering day, the heat wore him out, and he finally sat down on this stone. His great weight pressed the seat into the rock, and it has stayed there ever since as Kalevipoeg's seat.

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

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Kullamaa kihelkonnas Üdruma külas Kruusiaugu talu karjamaal on omapärase kujuga kivi, mida rahvas pidas väga tähtsaks. Sellel on istmease meenutav lohk ja 1939. aastal kirja pandud lugu seletab seda: Kalevipoeg tulnud palava ilmaga reisilt, kuumus väsitas ta ära ja lõpuks istus ta sellele kivile. Tema suur keharaskus vajutas kivisse istekoha, mis on sinna jäänud Kalevipoja istmena.

Map of the area around Kalevipoeg's seat at Üdruma
58.80502° N, 24.07202° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After Muistendeid ja uurimusi Kalevipojast (E. Laugaste, E. Normann; folklore.ee) ↗

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