Ghost story
The treasure guard in a general's uniform
Edivere linnamäe aardevaht
Near Edivere village, close to the Kurtna lakes, a hill fort mound is said to hold cellars full of hidden riches. A tale recorded in 1936 in Iisaku parish warns that anyone who tries to dig for them will be stopped by a ghostly treasure guard dressed in a general's uniform. Such guardians are common in the treasure lore of Virumaa, where stories of riches inside hills, most often blamed on the Swedes or the Great Northern War, were balanced by warnings of the misfortune that befell greedy diggers.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Edivere küla juures Kurtna järvede lähedal asuva linnamäe sees olevat keldrid peidetud varandusega. 1936. aastal Iisaku kihelkonnas kirja pandud lugu hoiatab, et kes neid kaevama hakkab, seda takistab kummituslik kindralimundris aardevaht. Sellised valvurid on Virumaa aardepärimuses tavalised: lood mägedesse peidetud rikkustest, mida seostati enamasti rootslaste või Põhjasõjaga, käisid käsikäes hoiatustega õnnetustest, mis ahneid kaevajaid tabasid.
Source: After Mare Kalda, 'Virumaa kohajutud', Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗