Location
State: Estonia
Region: Muhu Parish
County: Saare
Parish: Muhu
Other references to the location
Lõetsa village, 800 m from the Nõmme farm’s buildings, in the forest.
Coordinates
lat=58.634114621267, lon=23.351640363082
58° 38′ 2″ N, 23° 21′ 5″ E
Description
150 m long and 50 m wide barely noticeable upland (direction: North-West to South-West) covered and surrounded by forest and brushwood. Most of the hill has been ruined by mining.
Narrative
Vanapagan was said to have alighted from Kesselaid near Muhu island to Kivari hill, leaving his footprint there. 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.
Attraction
The area is indistinguishable from the rest of the woodland (other than the uneven surface).
Availability
800 m through the woods.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
none
Local info
none
Capacity
0-9
Publicity
Unknown
Legal Status
Private property
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