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The Swedish king's stone at Voka

Rootsi kuninga kivi Vokas

By the sea at Voka, on the high limestone coast between Toila and Sillamäe, tradition knew a stone associated with King Charles XII of Sweden, or in another version with Tsar Alexander II. Tales recorded in 1931 and 1939 say it bore scratched marks and drawings made for the occasion, as if to commemorate the royal visit. It belongs to a cluster of Virumaa stories about kings and emperors during the Great Northern War, like Peter I eating his lunch at Lauakink in Vaivara. As with many stones in these tales, its exact location has been lost.

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

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Toila ja Sillamäe vahelisel kõrgel paerannikul Voka mere ääres teati kivi, mida seostati Rootsi kuninga Karl XII-ga, teise teisendi järgi tsaar Aleksander II-ga. 1931. ja 1939. aastal kirja pandud lugude järgi oli kivisse kriibitud asjakohaseid märke ja jooniseid, justkui kuningliku külaskäigu mälestuseks. See kuulub Virumaa lugude hulka kuningatest ja keisritest Põhjasõja ajal, nagu Peeter I lõunasöök Vaivara Lauakingul. Nagu paljude nende lugude kivide puhul, on selle täpne asukoht ununenud.

Map of the area around The Swedish king's stone at Voka
59.41000° N, 27.58000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After Mare Kalda, 'Virumaa kohajutud', Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗

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