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The black book of Tuudi manor

Near the little town of Lihula, the owner of Tuudi manor, Baron Rennenkampff, was said in old times to own a 'black book', a wizard's book. By reading from it he called up goblins who did any work he asked, however impossible, and who only left when he read them back into the book. One day the baron drove out and forgot the book open on the table. The servants found it and began to read, and the room filled with goblins demanding work and threatening to burn the manor to the ground. Terrified, the servants had no idea how to stop them. The legend was written down in Lihula in 1907. Tuudi is today a village in the farmland north of Lihula.

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

Eesti keeles

Lihula alevi lähedal elanud Tuudi mõisa omanikul parun Rennenkampffil olevat vanasti olnud „must raamat“ – nõiaraamat. Sealt lugedes kutsus ta välja tonte, kes tegid kõik tööd, mida ta nõudis, olgu need nii võimatud kui tahes, ning lahkusid alles siis, kui ta nad raamatu järgi tagasi luges. Ühel päeval sõitis parun välja ja unustas raamatu lahtiselt lauale. Teenrid leidsid selle ja hakkasid lugema – tuba täitus tontidest, kes nõudsid tööd ja ähvardasid mõisa maha põletada. Hirmunud teenrid ei teadnud, kuidas neid peatada. Legend pandi kirja Lihulas 1907. aastal. Tuudi on tänapäeval küla Lihulast põhja pool põldude keskel.

Map of the area around The black book of Tuudi manor
58.68000° N, 23.83000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Folklore Archives EKnS 34, 1/2 (Lihula, 1907), Rehepapp database ↗

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