Legend
Seljamägi, sand from Kalevipoeg's lap
Seljamägi
Seljamägi is an esker more than ten kilometres long that winds from near Piibe towards Edru, rising up to sixteen metres above the surrounding bogs. A riders' track ran along its crest in prehistoric times, linking Vaiga with Järvamaa. The folk tale says the ridge is sand that spilled from Kalevipoeg's lap, or through a hole in the hem of his cloak, as he carried it along. Other local stories add that a tiny water mill once ground flour for the hounds of Piibe manor at a gap in the ridge, and that Swedish gold was dug out of the Rookulla hole.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Seljamägi on üle kümne kilomeetri pikkune oos, mis looklevalt Piibe lähedalt Edru poole kulgeb ja tõuseb ümbritsevatest soodest kuni 16 meetrit kõrgemale. Selle harja pidi kulges juba muinasajal ratsarada, mis ühendas Vaigat Järvamaaga. Rahvajutu järgi on seljak liiv, mis pudenes Kalevipoja rüpest või mantlihõlma august, kui ta seda kandis. Kohalikud lood lisavad, et Katkise Seljamäe kohal jahvatas muiste väike vesiveski Piibe mõisa hurtadele jahu ning Rookulla august kaevati välja rootslaste kuld.