Legend
The spirit that moved into Lake Tudu
Tudu järve vaim
Lake Tudu lies in the forests and bogs of old Viru-Jaagupi parish, near the village of Tudu, which local tradition says began as a refuge for people fleeing war. A tale recorded in 1939 tells how the lake got its spirit. When the sacred grove at Roela was cut down, its spirit, or in another version a fairy, had to find a new home, and people heard it wailing aloud as it left: 'Oo-oo, I must go and live in the Tudu lake!' Lakes and hills that speak or are spoken to are a typical feature of the old legends of Virumaa.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Tudu järv asub vana Viru-Jaagupi kihelkonna metsades ja soodes Tudu küla lähedal, mis pärimuse järgi tekkis sõja eest pakku tulnud inimeste külana. 1939. aastal kirja pandud lugu räägib, kuidas järv sai oma vaimu. Kui Roela hiis maha raiuti, pidi selle vaim, teise teisendi järgi haldjas, endale uue kodu leidma ja inimesed kuulsid, kuidas ta lahkudes valjult kaebles: „Uu-uu, pean minema Tudu umbjärve elama!“ Kõnelevad järved ja mäed on Virumaa vanade muistendite iseloomulik joon.
Source: After Mare Kalda, 'Virumaa kohajutud', Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗