Mystery or the unexplained
The secret passages under Rakvere
Rakvere salakäigud
Like Narva, whose castle was said to be linked by a tunnel under the river to Ivangorod, Rakvere had its own tales of secret passages, recorded in 1937 and 1968. From Vallimägi, the castle hill, safe underground routes were said to lead north-west to Pahnimägi, the old Kloodi hill fort, and even as far as Toolse castle on the coast. The passages were imagined as hiding places for treasure, and before the Second World War the town folklore was full of rumours of treasure hunts, even secret societies that searched for buried riches, as newspapers of the 1930s reported.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Nagu Narva, mille kindlusest pidi viima jõe alt Jaanilinna salatee, oli ka Rakveres oma salakäikude pärimus, mis pandi kirja 1937. ja 1968. aastal. Vallimäelt, linnusemäelt, pidid viima turvalised maa-alused läbipääsud loodesse Pahnimäele ehk Kloodi linnamäele ja koguni mere ääres asuva Toolse linnuseni. Käike peeti varanduste peidupaikadeks ning enne Teist maailmasõda kubises linna pärimus juttudest aardeotsimisest – 1930. aastate ajakirjanduse järgi tegutsesid koguni salaühingud, kes maetud rikkusi otsisid.
Source: After Mare Kalda, 'Virumaa kohajutud', Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗