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Saadjärve Noorema Kalevipoja lingukivi

German: Sadjerw

On the shore of Lake Saadjärv, in the old Saadjärve manor park behind the farmhands' house, lies a big boulder that villagers called Kalevipoeg's sling stone, said to have been hurled here by the hero himself. It is one of several stones around the lake linked to the sons of Kalev. In one version Kalevipoeg slung a stone at a sorcerer while crossing the lake with seven hundred planks on his back; in another, the cord of his sling snapped and the stone dropped short, half sinking into the ground where it still lies.

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

Eesti keeles

Saadjärve kaldal endises Saadjärve mõisapargis moonameeste maja taga lebab suur rahn, mida külarahvas kutsus Kalevipoja lingukiviks ja mille olevat siia heitnud kangelane ise. See on üks mitmest järve ümbruse kivist, mida seostatakse Kalevi poegadega. Ühe loo järgi viskas Kalevipoeg selle linguga sortsi pihta, kui ta seitsmesaja saelauaga seljas järvest läbi kahlas; teise järgi katkes lingunöör ja kivi kukkus lühikeseks, vajudes pooleldi maa sisse, kus see tänini on.

Map of the area around Saadjärve Noorema Kalevipoja lingukivi
58.53326° N, 26.69355° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://www.folklore.ee/rl/folkte/myte/kalev/ ↗

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