Hans Heiling is a prominent figure in the German legends of the Loket region. He has supernatural power and is called the prince of the spirits of earth, water, air and fire. A legend credits him with building a magnificent city whose petrified remains people saw in the Svatošské rocks; his story nevertheless has a tragic and human ending.
Where it appears
The Loket region and the Svatošské rocks.
What the old legends say
Hans Heiling is usually a powerful ruler of natural forces rather than a being against whom a simple spell exists. Traditional protection consists of respecting the place, not provoking the spirit, and leaving the landscape if the weather deteriorates or danger is sensed.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 30
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.
