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Nabudi, the lake of the bloody ram's head

Nabudi järv

Nabudi is one of the small, hard-to-reach lakes among the Viitna lakes and forests, yet old tales recorded in Haljala and Kadrina parishes give it a rich lore. People once tried to measure its depth by lowering a weighted rope, but when they hauled it up, a bloody ram's head hung on the end. A carriage is said to have sunk into the lake, and a huge fish with a moss-covered back lived in its depths. The folklorist Mare Kalda notes that such lakes, though tiny, collected some of the most vivid stories in Virumaa.

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

Eesti keeles

Nabudi on üks väikesi ja raskesti ligipääsetavaid järvi Viitna järvede ja metsade vahel, kuid Haljala ja Kadrina kihelkonnast kirja pandud lood on andnud talle rikka pärimuse. Kord püütud järve sügavust mõõta, lastes vette raskusega köie, kuid üles tõmmates rippus selle otsas verine oinapea. Järve olevat vajunud tõld ja selle sügavuses elanud suur sammaldunud seljaga kala. Folklorist Mare Kalda märgib, et just sellised tillukesed järved on kogunud Virumaa kõige värvikamaid lugusid.

Map of the area around Nabudi, the lake of the bloody ram's head
59.43222° N, 26.00694° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After Mare Kalda, 'Virumaa kohajutud', Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗

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