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The goat-footprint stone near Tahu manor

Tahuküla kitsejälgedega kivi

Near Tahu manor in Noarootsi lies a big stone with three goat-like hoof prints, said to be the Devil's tracks. A woman from Aulepa told in 1939 that the Evil Spirit appeared at the stone every New Year's night, and that the village could only be saved if an innocent maiden with a silver cross around her neck was sent there. She had to walk around the stone three times before the Devil arrived, then step onto it and kiss it; if she managed, the Devil was defeated. If no such maiden could be found, the village would perish.

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

Eesti keeles

Noarootsis Tahu mõisa lähedal lebab suur kivi, millel on kolm kitsejälge meenutavat jälge, mida peeti Vanapagana omadeks. Üks Aulepa naine rääkis 1939. aastal, et igal vana-aasta ööl ilmuvat kivi juurde kurivaim ja küla saab päästa vaid siis, kui sinna saadetakse süütu neiu, hõberist kaelas. Ta pidi enne Vanapagana tulekut kolm korda kivist ümber käima, siis kivile astuma ja seda suudlema; kui see õnnestus, oli Vanapagan võidetud. Kui sellist neidu ei leitud, pidi küla hukkuma.

Map of the area around The goat-footprint stone near Tahu manor
58.98440° N, 23.55780° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗

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