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Wawel Dragon. According to a Polish legend, a cruel dragon that ate the citizens of Kraków lived in a cave at the foot of Wawel Hill until it was slaughtered by a wise shoemaker. Although there are several versions of the end of this popular Polish legend, the most famous tells the story of a devious shoemaker that fooled the dragon by placing.
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The Tale of the Wawel Dragon A Polish story * Hundreds of years ago, beneath the royal castle of Wawel, there lay a cruel and menacing three-headed dragon named Smok Wawelski. He lived in a cold dark cave surrounded by bats and snakes who bore witness to the dragon's villainous acts.
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Legend of Wawel Castle Dragon The legend of the Wawel Castle Dragon is one of the most popular Polish tales. It is known thanks to Polish chronicler Wincenty Kadlubek who, in the late 12th century, had either written down a popular folk's tale or had invented the story himself. From then on it.
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The legend of the Wawel Castle Dragon is one of the most popular Polish tales. It is known thanks to Polish chronicler Wincenty Kadlubek who, in the late 12th century, had either written down a popular folk's tale or had invented the story himself. From then on it had been retold a number of times so there is not only one version of this legend.
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Wawel Castle, the historic seat of the Polish monarchy, is both a witness to history over the centuries and also a mysterious place full of secrets. Our list below gives you the lowdown on some of the most fascinating wonders of Wawel Hill. 1. THE CHAKRAM, A MYSTICAL OBJECT IN WAWEL CASTLE.
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Wawel Royal CastlePolish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛl] Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland.
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The legend of the Wawel Castle dragon. Aside from the long history of the Wawel Castle, the Wawel Hill is also central to one of the founding myths of Krakow (every great city has like 20 founding myths, no?). The story tells of a dragon called the Smok Wawelski, a fearsome creature who terrorized the residents of the nearby villages, who kept.
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One of the oldest and most endearing legends tells of Smok, the Wawel dragon. Image: canstockphoto Wawel Hill can be found along the Vistula River in Poland and is famed because of a medieval castle and Cathedral. Not too far away stands the former Polish capital city of Krakow.
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According to the stories, a ferocious dragon once lived in the cave that is now part of the Wawel Castle complex. The lizard terrorized the city below for many months, requiring weekly.
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Wawel Dragon Statue (Polish: Pomnik Smoka Wawelskiego) is a monument at the foot of the Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland, in front of the Wawel Dragon's den, dedicated to the mythical Wawel Dragon. Installed in 1972, the statue is capable of breathing fire on demand. Legend The.
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Poland's Wawel Cathedral holds the remains of a number of Polish royals as well as some of the country's most famous religious art, but the real attraction at the massive religious compound is.
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The Wawel Dragon ( Polish: Smok Wawelski ), also known as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a famous dragon in Polish legend. According to the earliest account (13th century), a dragon ( Greek: holophagus, "one who swallows whole") plagued the capital city of Kraków established by legendary King Krak (or Krakus, Gracchus, etc.).
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Wawel Royal Castle is undoubtedly the most valuable monument in Kraków - the historic home of Polish rulers. It was behind its walls that Kings made decisions that had an impact on the fate of the state. No wonder that many legends have appeared in this place, eagerly told by the inhabitants of Kraków and written down by chroniclers.
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The Wawel Dragon was a beast which lived in a den under Wawel Hill and terrorised all the inhabitants of King Krak's town. They had to feed to the monster by giving him offerings of cattle, while other tales speak of that hellspawn eating nothing but virgins. No knight could vanquish the monster, until a young shoemaker Skuba outsmarted the Dragon.
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Wawel Castle history. From the 11th to the 17th century, Wawel Castle operated as the primary royal residence for monarchs in Poland. It is situated atop Wawel Hill, and is said to have been established by legendary Polish prince Krakus following his defeat of a fearsome dragon who lived in the caves below. The prince then founded Krakow and.
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The Wawel Dragon monument, Kraków; photo by Anna Lurne. Standing on the Wisła riverbank in the shade of Wawel Castle is a rather ugly likeness of the Wawel Dragon (Smok Wawelski), who - according to local legend - once reposed in the large cave behind him when not out and about in town scarfing up virgins and sheep. As every Polish schoolchild knows, the dragon was finally vanquished when he.