Singing heads of town hall - Turku, Finland
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N 60° 27.033 E 022° 16.562
34V E 570201 N 6702269
Rotten beheaded heads that are singing. Mädät mestatut päät laulamassa.
Waymark Code: WM15AP9
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 11/24/2021
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[EN] Next to Brinkkalantalo, which is considered to be the current town hall of the city of Turku, there is an old town hall Hjelt's house from 1726. It burned badly during the great fire of 1827, but it was possible to repair it, although the house was missing the bell tower. The Old Market Square in front of the Town Hall has witnessed the beheading, and one of the largest was the massacre in 1599. In it, the Duke Charles (later King Charles IX) ordered to be beheaded 14 nobles at once. The heads of the beheaded were nailed to the roof of the town hall and allowed to rot there as food for the crows. But on Christmas Eve, these heads, nailed in November, began to sing some psalm. The incident has been repeated on many nights in November. Passers-by have also heard shouts from the roof. Can you hear how they laugh on roof top?

Gnome, who also lives Hjelt's house on the corner of the Great Market Square, may also cause voice and laugh at people. This gray man just over a meter tall is the champion of disappearing. Gnome has been seen for a long time.




[FIN] Raatihuoneen talon laulavat irtopäät

Turun kaupungin nykyisenä raatihuoneena pidetyn Brinkkalantalon vieressä on vanha raatihuone vuodelta 1726. Se paloi vuoden 1827 suuren tulipalon aikana pahasti, mutta pystyttiin korjaamaan, vaikkakin talosta jäi puuttumaan kellotorni. Raatihuoneen edessä oleva Vanha Suurtori on saanut todistaa mestauksia ja yksi suurimmista oli vuonna 1599 tapahtunut verilöyly. Siinä Kaarle-herttua mestautti kerralla 14 aatelista. Mestattujen päät naulattiin raatihuoneen katolle ja annettiin mädäntyä siellä varisten ruokana. Mutta jouluyönä nämä marraskuussa naulatut päät alkoivat laulamaan jotain virttä. Tapaus on toistunut monena marraskuun yönä. Ohikulkijat ovat kuulleet myös muutenkin huutoja katolta.

Suurtorin laidalla olevan Hjeltin talon oma maahinen saattaa myös pitää ääntä ja nauraa ihmisille. Tämä hieman yli metrin mittainen harmaa mies on mestari katoamaan. Maahisen touhuja on ollut jo pitkään.

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Type: Ghost Stories and Local Haunts

Referenced in (list books, websites and other media):
Book: Aaveiden Turku by Artemis Kelosaari


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