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The healing footprint stone of Viki

Viki Tõllu jäljega arstimiskivi

On the field of Laratsi farm in Viki village near Kihelkonna lay a stone that carried the footprint of Suur Tõll. It was not only a curiosity: people walked there to have their sore eyes healed, and one informant remembered being taken to the stone as a boy. Such footprint stones were common around Kihelkonna, where the giant's chase of the Devil was said to have left springs and marks all over the countryside.

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

Eesti keeles

Viki külas Kihelkonna lähedal Laratsi talu põllul oli kivi, millel oli Suure Tõllu jalajälg. See polnud ainult imeasi: sinna tuldi haigeid silmi arstima ja üks jutustaja mäletas, et teda viidi poisipõlves kivi juurde. Kihelkonna kandis oli selliseid jäljekive palju, sest hiiu ja Vanapagana tagaajamine olevat jätnud kogu maale allikaid ja märke.

Map of the area around The healing footprint stone of Viki
58.35025° N, 22.07894° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After the Estonian Literary Museum's edition of Suur Tõll legends (E. Laugaste, E. Normann; folklore.ee) ↗

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