The giant Vist
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Cowboy on the run
N 57° 48.282 E 014° 16.344
33V E 456758 N 6407199
A wodden Giant just by the highway.
Waymark Code: WM63CP
Location: Sweden
Date Posted: 03/26/2009
Views: 105
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Jätten Vist är enligt legenden en jätte som skapade Visingsö då han skulle kliva över Vättern. Han tog då en stor tuva och kastade ut den i sjön för att kliva på, och en tuva som numera återfinns som Visingsö. Numera finns en staty, gjord av Calle Örnemark, föreställande jätten Vist med sin tuva, belägen på östra stranden i närheten av Huskvarna. Den syns då man åker förbi på E4. Tuvan var till för hans fru som inte hade lika stora kliv som Vist. Hon skrek från andra sidan att han skulle ta en tuva och slänga i vättern så hon kunde ta sig över.

Jätten Vist som blev färdig år 1969 är över elva meter hög.


According to legend, a Giant named Vist created Visingsö (the island in the lake) by throwing a lump of soil into the lake so that his wife could use it to step over the lake.
Title: Jätten Vist

Artist: Örnemark

Media (materials) used: Wood

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Just by the highway

Date of creation or placement: 1969
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