Sacred stone, spring or grove
Luussaar refuge and sacred site, Vinni
Pelgupaik ja ohvrikoht Luussaar, Vinni
Luussaare bog in the old parish of Simuna was remembered as a place of refuge in times of war, and its story is one of the grimmest in Virumaa folklore. People from seven parishes are said to have hidden on an island in the bog, safe as long as no stranger knew the way through the mire. But a girl, or in other versions an old woman, betrayed the path to the raiders, and everyone hiding there was killed. The bog island still carries the name Luussaar, and the story has been handed down in local tradition for generations.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Simuna kihelkonnas asuvat Luussaare raba mäletati sõjaaegse pelgupaigana ja selle lugu on Virumaa pärimuse süngemaid. Seitsme kihelkonna rahvas olevat end peitnud rabasaarel, kus nad olid kaitstud seni, kuni ükski võõras ei teadnud teed läbi soo. Kuid üks tüdruk – teistes versioonides vana naine – reetis tee röövlitele ja kõik peitujad tapeti. Rabasaar kannab tänini Luussaare nime ja lugu on kohalikus pärimuses põlvest põlve edasi antud.