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Suur Tõll's nose print at Ninase

Suure Tõllu ninajälg Ninasel

Mustjala people explained the name of Ninase, the narrow cape west of Mustjala, with a joke about Suur Tõll's nose. When the giant had finished building Mustjala church he lay down on a stone by the shore to sleep. In his sleep he rolled over and pressed his nose deep into the rock. Waking, he looked at the dent and exclaimed at how big a nose he had, and the spot was called Ninaase, the nose place, ever since. The deep hollow in the stone was shown to visitors as proof.

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

Eesti keeles

Mustjala rahvas seletas Mustjalast läänes asuva kitsa neeme Ninase nime naljaka looga Suure Tõllu ninast. Kui hiid oli Mustjala kiriku valmis ehitanud, heitis ta rannas kivi peale magama. Unes keeras ta end teisele küljele ja vajutas nina sügavale kivisse. Ärgates vaatas ta lohku ja imestas, kui suur nina tal on, ning sellest ajast hüütigi paika Ninaaseks. Sügavat lohku kivis näidati tõendiks.

Map of the area around Suur Tõll's nose print at Ninase
58.54333° N, 22.22306° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After the Estonian Literary Museum's edition of Suur Tõll legends (E. Laugaste, E. Normann; folklore.ee) ↗

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