Ghost story
The drowned baron who warns of wrecks at Pilguse
Around 1870 some landowners met at Pilguse manor on Saaremaa. The owner, von Rukteschell, said that some mornings he saw an elderly man in grey at the far end of a room, who vanished when he came closer. Baron Buxhoeveden of Tagamõisa began to tremble and explained. His grandfather and old Nolcken of Pilguse had fought over stranded ships, for rescuers were richly paid, and they even lit false lights to lure ships aground. At last Buxhoeveden bribed Nolcken's boatmen to push him into the sea. Since then, people said, Nolcken walked the manor house four days before every shipwreck.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Umbes 1870. aasta paiku olid Saaremaal Pilguse mõisas koos mõned mõisnikud. Mõisa omanik von Rukteschell rääkis, et näeb mõnel hommikul toa teises otsas halli riietatud vanapoolset meest, kes ligemale minnes kaob. Tagamõisa parun Buxhoeveden hakkas värisema ja jutustas loo. Tema vanaisa ja Pilguse Nolcken olid tülis madalikule jooksnud laevade pärast, sest päästjale maksti hästi, ja nad tegid isegi valetulesid, et laevu madalikule meelitada. Viimaks ässitas Buxhoeveden Nolkeni madruseid teda merre lükkama. Sestpeale olevat Nolcken ilmunud mõisa härrastemajja alati neli päeva enne laevaõnnetust.
Source: Estonian Folklore Archives E 54913/4 (Andrei Ramul, 1924), Rehepapp database ↗