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Kiratsi rändrahn; Kiratsi ristikivi

Beside the road at Kiratsi stands a four-sided boulder known as the Ristikivi, the cross stone, and Saaremaa folklore offers more than one explanation for it. One tale blames Piret, the wife of the giant Suur Tõll: her apron straps broke as she carried it, and it fell where it now stands. In another telling it was Tõll himself who carried the stone, meaning to block a church door with it, until his straps broke. Stories like these, of giants dropping their loads when straps tear or a cock crows, are told about dozens of Saaremaa boulders.

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

Eesti keeles

Kiratsi tee ääres seisab neljakandiline rahn, mida tuntakse Ristikivina, ja Saaremaa pärimus pakub sellele mitu seletust. Ühe loo järgi on süüdi Suure Tõllu naine Piret: tema põllepaelad katkesid kivi kandes ja see kukkus sinna, kus ta praegu seisab. Teise loo järgi kandis kivi Tõll ise, et sellega kiriku uks kinni panna, kuni tema rihmad katkesid. Selliseid lugusid hiiglastest, kelle koorem kukub, kui paelad katkevad või kukk laulab, räägitakse kümnete Saaremaa rahnude kohta.

Map of the area around Kiratsi rändrahn; Kiratsi ristikivi
58.33037° N, 22.56084° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://www.folklore.ee/rl/folkte/myte2/media/pdf/kivikandja.pdf ↗

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