Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Zlín · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The Fiery Ghost of Knight Miloš

Knight Miloš was once lord of Hradištko. He was cursed, and after death his spirit appeared in a fiery horseless carriage. At night he drove down through Zlín, across Prštné to Louky. On his lap he held the severed head of a maiden he had once killed. He supposedly seeks a place to lay both her and himself to rest forever, but the earth refuses him, so he must wander eternally. In another version he appears only once every fifty years. He could also be encountered in the local château. Many stories concern particular aspects of his terrifying appearance. His carriage could supposedly travel on water or fly, and local people even rode in it several times.

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Place
Zlín
Municipality / starting point
Zlín
District / region
Not stated in the sources
Country
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Distance and direction
85 km E of Brna
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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 382

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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