Erratic boulder
Kalevipoeg's stone at the Ootsi farm
Kalevipoja kivi Ootsi talu maal
On the land of the Ootsi farm in Mammaste, just outside Põlva, lies a boulder that a Põlva schoolboy described in 1930–31 as Kalevipoeg's stone. In his version the hero was furious with the builders of the Tower of Babel; he swung a huge stone in a chain sling ten times round his head, but the chain snapped and the stone fell here instead. Later, during a war with the sorcerers, Estonians fleeing their enemies were said to have buried their gold beneath it. One man dug deep pits around it, but the stone only sank like a wall into the earth.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Põlva külje all Mammaste küla Ootsi talu maal lebab rahn, mida üks Põlva koolipoiss kirjeldas 1930.–1931. aastal Kalevipoja kivina. Tema loo järgi oli kangelane Paabeli torni ehitajate peale vihane; ta keerutas hiiglaslikku kivi ketist lingus kümme korda ümber pea, kuid kett katkes ja kivi kukkus hoopis siia. Hiljem, sõjas sortsilastega, olevat vaenlaste eest põgenevad eestlased kivi alla oma kulla matnud. Üks mees kaevas selle ümber suured augud, kuid kivi vajus vaid nagu müür maa sisse.
Source: After the Estonian Folklore Archives (RKM I 1, 29, 1930/31), via folklore.ee ↗