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The hoof hole of Tupenurme

Tupenurme hobusekabja auk

By the gate of Mihkli farm in Tupenurme village on Muhu there is a hoof-shaped hollow in the ground, said to be about twenty metres long and ten wide, called the Horse Hoof Hole. Muhu people said it was the print left by the enormous horse of old Suur Tõll. Muhu has many such stories, since Tõll was thought to cross the island constantly between Saaremaa and the mainland, carrying stones, cabbages and quarrels with the Devil along the way.

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

Eesti keeles

Muhus Tupenurme külas Mihkli talu värava juures on maas kabjakujuline lohk, mis olevat umbes kahekümne meetri pikkune ja kümne meetri laiune ning mida kutsutakse Hobusekabja auguks. Muhulased rääkisid, et selle jättis vana Suure Tõllu hiiglaslik hobune. Muhus on selliseid lugusid palju, sest Tõll olevat pidevalt saart ületanud, kui ta Saaremaa ja mandri vahet käis, kive ja kapsaid kandis ning Vanapaganaga tülitses.

Map of the area around The hoof hole of Tupenurme
58.64805° N, 23.21875° 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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