Ghost story
The chasm of Kurevere
Kurevere kuristik
Kurevere in Kiili parish is an old village, first written as Kurkeueræ in the Danish Census Book of 1241; historians have noted that a hidden underground river runs near it. A tale recorded in 1929 says there is a chasm by the village where water gathers. A young man once took his horse there to bathe it and drowned. The Evil One, people said, had pulled him under, having turned himself into a water spirit, a nix, in order to catch him. The story was a warning, like many Estonian nix tales, to keep away from deep and treacherous water.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kiili valla Kurevere on vana küla, mis on 1241. aastal Taani hindamisraamatus kirjas kujul Kurkeueræ; ajaloolased on märkinud, et küla lähedal voolab salajõgi. 1929. aastal kirja pandud lugu räägib, et küla juures on kuristik. Üks noormees läinud sinna hobust ujutama ja uppunud. Rahva arvates kiskus teda alla kuri, kes oli end vaimuks või näkiks moondanud, et mehe kätte saada. Nagu paljud näkilood, oli see hoiatus sügavast ja salakavalast veest eemale hoida.
Source: After Eesti kohanimeraamat (EKI), tale recorded 1929 (ERA II 20) ↗