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Ghost story · 1894

The cruel lord who would not lie still at Tuhala

Tuhala kuri härra, kes hauas rahu ei leidnud

The cruel lord who would not lie still at Tuhala
Toomas Tsamoot · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A tale written down at Tuhala in 1894 tells of a rich and cruel lord who tormented his people and found no rest in his grave. He came home as a revenant, first tormenting the animals and then his widow, who offered her valet 500 roubles to be rid of him. On a witch's advice the valet went to the graveyard at half past eleven wearing frozen wet gloves and an old pot on his head, and followed the white figure that rose from the grave. In the end St George's wolf-pups chased the lord down and left nothing of him but a little blue water.

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

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Tuhalas 1894. aastal kirja pandud lugu räägib rikkast ja kurjast härrast, kes inimesi piinas ega leidnud ka hauas rahu. Ta hakkas kodus käima, piinas esmalt loomi ja siis oma prouat, kes lubas toapoisile 500 rubla, kui see kodukäija ära kaotab. Nõia õpetuse järgi läks toapoiss kell pool kaksteist surnuaiale, külmunud märjad kindad käes ja vana pada peas, ning käis hauast tõusnud valge kogu järel. Lõpuks ajasid Püha Jüri kutsikad härra taga ja temast ei jäänud järele muud kui natuke sinist vett.

Map of the area around The cruel lord who would not lie still at Tuhala
59.22390° N, 24.96700° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Folklore Archives E 9678/9685 (Tõnu Wiedemann, Kose parish, Tuhala, 1894), Rehepapp database ↗

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