Ghost story
The restless murderer of Lihula manor
Lihula manor sits at the foot of the old castle hill where the bishops of Ösel-Wiek once had their stronghold. Its ghost is not a victim but a killer. The tale tells of a young man who loved a woman so jealously that he murdered her. She, it seems, found her rest; he did not. It is his spirit that cannot leave the house, wandering its rooms and stairs in endless remorse, while his victim never returns. Folklorists note how unusual this is, since Estonian manor ghosts are almost always the wronged rather than the wrongdoers. The manor house now holds the Lihula Museum, and the castle ruins lie on the hill behind.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Lihula mõis asub vana linnusemäe jalamil, kus kunagi oli Saare-Lääne piiskoppide kindlus. Selle kummitus pole ohver, vaid tapja. Lugu räägib noormehest, kes armastas üht naist nii armukadedalt, et mõrvas ta. Naine leidis ilmselt rahu, mees aga mitte. Just tema vaim ei saa majast lahkuda ning ekslab lõputus kahetsuses tubades ja treppidel, samal ajal kui ohver ei tule kunagi tagasi. Folkloristid märgivad, kui ebatavaline see on, sest Eesti mõisakummitused on peaaegu alati ülekohut kannatanud, mitte ülekohtu tegijad. Peahoones asub Lihula muuseum ja linnusevaremed paiknevad mäel selle taga.
Source: Manor folklore surveyed by Liis Järv, via ERR News. ↗