Ghost story
Tõlli village and the haunted alder grove
Tõlli küla ja kummitav lepik
West of Kuressaare, near Randvere manor in Kaarma parish, lies the small village of Tõlli. Saaremaa lore said it was named after Suur Tõll himself, whose old farm once stood in the nearby alder grove known as Tõlli lepik. In Kärla it was remembered differently: the Tolli alder grove was an uncanny spot where a household spirit, a tont, was often seen. A Kärla man's father also saw a tont on the open shore, first as a light far out at sea, then as a light that crept under his cart.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kuressaarest läänes Kaarma kihelkonnas Randvere mõisa lähedal asub väike Tõlli küla. Saaremaa pärimuse järgi sai see nime Suure Tõllu enda järgi, kelle vana talu asus kunagi lähedal Tõlli lepikus. Kärlas mäletati seda teisiti: Tolli lepik oli kõhe paik, kus nähti sageli tonti. Ühe Kärla mehe isa nägi tonti ka lagedal rannal, alguses tulukesena kaugel merel, siis tulena, mis roomas tema vankri alla.