Legend
Tarumaa, the village of black earth
Tarumaa küla pärimus
Tarumaa, in the forests of old Lüganuse parish, remembers ancient iron-making in its folklore. A tale recorded in 1931 says the slag left over from smelting had turned the soil truly black, unlike anywhere else in the area, and bigger lumps were used to pave the roads. The village also has a founding legend. The Tarum family traced its line to Hermann, the only person in the area to survive the Great Northern War, or rather to his sons; another version names the forefather Tenno. Folklorists note how such family stories blend real events with legend.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Vana Lüganuse kihelkonna metsades asuva Tarumaa küla pärimus mäletab muistset rauasulatust. 1931. aastal kirja pandud loo järgi muutsid sulatusjäägid mulla tõeliselt mustaks, nagu mujal ümbruskonnas polnud, ja suuremaid tükke tarvitati teede sillutamiseks. Külal on ka tekkelugu: Tarumite suguvõsa pidas oma esiisaks Hermannit, kes jäi siinkandis ainsana Põhjasõjast ellu, õigemini tema poegi; teise jutu järgi oli esiisa nimi hoopis Tenno. Folkloristid märgivad, kuidas sellistes suguvõsalugudes põimuvad tõsiasjad ja pärimus.
Source: After Mare Kalda, 'Virumaa kohajutud', Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗