Fabián was supposedly once a knight whom an unhappy lover enchanted into a forest spirit. He appears as a stocky, bearded little man in a forester's clothes, sometimes clad in bark and cones. His dwelling is placed on Baba hill above Hostomice, and he is often also associated with Plešivec.
Where it appears
The Brdy hills, especially Baba above Hostomice and Plešivec.
What the old legends say
Fabián is not a typical hostile demon. Legends therefore emphasise respect for the forest: do not shout at the spirit, mock him or damage his landscape. If he calls or confuses someone, the traveller should calmly continue along a familiar path.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 29
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.
