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The knight of Aseri and the herd of oxen

A knight of Aseri liked to call himself brave. His manor stood on a hill, and his ships brought him gold and silver from Finland and Saaremaa. When rumours said Russians had crossed the Narva, he buried his treasure in the hill but boasted to the villagers that he would show the robbers. Every day he watched from the tower. One morning heads rose over the next hill, each with a gun on its shoulder. "The Russians are coming!" he screamed, set fire to the attic and the cellar himself and galloped off to Rakvere. The raiders were a herd of oxen, horns like guns. The manor burned to the ground, gold and silver beneath the ruins.

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

Eesti keeles

Asseri rüütel pidas end julgeks ja vapraks meheks. Tema mõis seisis künkal ning laevad tõid talle Soomest ja Saaremaalt kulda ja hõbedat. Kui levis jutt, et venelased on üle Narva jõe tulnud, mattis ta varanduse künkasse, kuid kiitles vallarahvale, et küll ta röövlitele näitab. Iga päev vahtis ta tornist. Ühel hommikul kerkis lähema künka tagant hulk päid, igaühel justkui püss õlal. "Venelased tulevad!" karjus rüütel, süütas ise pööningu ja keldri põlema ning kihutas Rakvere poole. Vaenlased olid härjakari, sarved nagu püssid peas. Mõis põles maani maha ja rüütli kuld ja hõbe jäid varemete alla.

Map of the area around The knight of Aseri and the herd of oxen
59.46638° N, 26.83750° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: M. J. Eisen, 'Kolmandad Eesti kohalikud muistejutud' (no. 111, 'Asseri rüütel') ↗

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