Nõmmküla Great Stone

2020-03-07 In Cult Identity Estonia Muhu Parish Stone
Description

Pink, coarsely textured stone, 4,5 m long, 4 m wide, 1,4 m high, flat-topped. There are other smaller stones near the stone.

Narrative

The stone is said to have been brought here by Vanapagan. Vanapagan is one of the best-known mythological creatures in Estonian folklore, transforming landscapes, leaving prints on stones and competing with Vanajumal, the thunder god. He is a cross between the Christian version of Satan and a simple-minded nature spirit. The writer Jaan Kaplinski has noted that the traditional indigenous Vanapagan was not absolute evil as was the foreign Satan.

Location
Coordinates: 58.67821, 23.19961

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Gatis Kalniņš
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