Castles and their legends
Legends connected with castles from diferent countries translated into English, Czech, Spanish, Slovak, Polish and other languages by pupils.
Content:
1) Jaume el Conquired - James I, Spain
2) Legends about The Little Red Dwarf from Ostrava, the Czech Republic
3) The legend about a bat who saved king James I army in Valencia, Spain
4) The legend about the bad king who must watch Alicante forever, Spain
5) Legend about Gorki Sleskie, Poland
6) The legend about Bratislava princess who fell in love with the enemy, Slovakia
7) The legend about the Lovers´ well in Trencin castle, Slovakia
8) The legend about women war in Prievidza against Bojnice castle lords, Slovakia
9) The legend about a white eagle and Bratislava castle lord, Slovakia
10) The legend about the devil´s portrait at Bratislava townhall, Slovakia
11) The legend about the mighty leap of Horymir and his horse Semik from Vysehrad, the Czech Republic
12) The Legend about Stramberk ears and the recipe, the Czech republic
13) The legend about Chropyne and boy Jecminek, the Czech republic
14) The legend about the Faust´s house in Prague, the Czech Republic
15) The legends about castle Helfštýn, the Czech Republic
16) The legend about white lady Perchta from Rožberk castle, the Czech Republic
17) The legend about white lady from castle in Jindřichův Hradec, the Czech Republic
18) The legends about castle Loket, the Czech Republic
19) The Prague legend about rabi Löw and his Golem, the Czech Republic
20) The legend about treasure in Radhošť and orphant, the Czech Republic
21) The legend about the devil´s mill at Radhošť, the Czech Republic
22) The legend about Black lady from Michalska tower in Bratislava, Slovak
23) The legend about town Banská Štiavnica and a naughty girl Barbora, Slovak
24)The legend about peacocks who saved town Kremnica from a Turkey raid, Slovak
25) The legend about a wicked castle builder, Slovak
26) The legend about a miser Grünbaum from Zvolen area, Slovak
27) The legend about the castle for the clownn who killed a bear, Slovak
28) The punishing well in Bratislava, Slovak
29) The ducks´ fountain in Bratislava, Slovak
30) The legend about knight Juraj who saved a girl from a drake, Slovak
31) The legend about a boy and an eagle who saved Bratislava from Turks, Slovak
32) The legend about a dancing waterman who changed into a horse with green mane, Slovak
33) The legend about smart shephard Matej who answered all king´s questions, Slovak
34) The legend about the frog´s well who married an orphant, Slovak
35) The legend about devil´s furrow and brothers quarelling about herritage, Slovak
36) The legend about a sword burried by king Svatopluk under Zobor, Slovak
Příspěvky
Legend about white lady from castle in Jindřichův Hradec
4. 12. 2011
A nice lady lived on the Jindřichův Hradec castle. One day she promised people who were repairing the castle a sweet porridge if the finish their work before winter. She did what she promised and decided to keep the practice of cooking porridge once a year for poor people. When she died a new lord stopped this tradition. But the former lady came back as a white lady and made him to keep her promise.
Legends about white lady Perchta from Rozmberk
4. 12. 2011
Short stories about a nice white lady Perchta from Rožmberk sent Alena Holasová from Ostrava.
Legends about castle Helfstyn
4. 12. 2011
Legends about the largest Moravian castle Helfštýn sent teacher Alena Holasová from Ostrava.
Legend about the Faust´s house in Prague
4. 12. 2011
Mr. Faust was a famous scientist. One day a devil took him into the hell. Sent by Alena Holasová from Ostrava.
Legend about mighty leap of Horymir and his horse Semik from Vysehrad castle in Prague
4. 12. 2011
Sent by teacher Alena Holasová from Ostrava
Legend about the Devil´s portrait at Bratislava townhall
4. 12. 2011
An unfair judge from Bratislava stole herritage from a poor widow. She went to a court but the judge brought a fake document and nobody believed the widow. She asked the judge to swear on the Bible. The judge agreed. After that a devil came for him and took him away so quickly that only a picture of the unfair judge was left on the place where the devil touched the ceiling.
Legend about a white eagle and the Bratislava castle lord
3. 12. 2011
A lord from Bratislava castle wants to go hunting on Christmas day. He doesn´t believe the old legend that it is forbidden because the animals are preparing for the celebration of Jesus birth. When he tries to shoot a white eagle, the eagle hurts him with one of is feather.
Legend about the women war in Prievidza against Bojnice castle lords
1. 12. 2011
The lords of Bojnice castle were very bad. The women from a town Prievidza started a war against them. Finally, they were defeated and punished.