Stone legend
Legend of Puntukas Stone
The legend of Puntukas Stone explains how the huge boulder near Anykščiai came to rest by the Šventoji: the devil was carrying it to smash the church, but a rooster's crow broke the work of the night.
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Legends about stones
Petrified people, carried boulders, footprints and marks. Read narrative variants and distinguish folklore interpretations from the study of the stone itself.
Stone legend
Mokai Stones Legend
The Mokai Stones legend tells of a living stone family: Mokas, Mokiukas, and Mokienė, with Mokienė disappearing in the water, in a story where stone, river, and petrification motifs merge.
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Barstyčiai Stone Legend
The legend of the Barstyčiai, or Puokė, Stone links Lithuania's largest boulder with images of giant strength, marshes, and the stone-filled world of Samogitia.
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Legend of Vištytis Stone
The legend of Vištytis Stone tells of a footprinted boulder regarded as wondrous, the devil's or Mary's foot, sacred fire, and water believed to heal.
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Legend of Šilalė Kūlis
The legend of Šilalė Kūlis tells of the son of the wind sleeping beneath the great stone, a marsh-surrounded sacred place, a stone causeway, and the stone memory of Žemaitija.
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Legend of Švendubrė Devil's Stone
The legend of Švendubrė Devil's Stone tells of a boulder dropped by the devil, a way into the underground city of Raigardas, treasure, and fear on the Nemunas bank.
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Bobų Stone: Laundry, Local Memory and Witches at Night
A recorded account of Bobų Stone near Verkšionys: women washing clothes, a remark about witches and the provenance of the 2005 interview.
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Karvutė Stone in the Neris: A Name Remembered by Fishers
Three accounts recorded in 2005 explain the name of Karvutė Stone through fishing, abundance and family memory, with precise source references.
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Olejnik Stone: Two Explanations of One Name
Two recorded explanations of Olejnik Stone connect its name with a drowned merchant or an oil presser. A source-based comparison of local accounts.
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Verkšionys Wedding Stones: Three Versions of a Legend
Three accounts of the Wedding Stones at Verkšionys, with named narrators, recording dates and a comparison of their different explanations.
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