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

The headless mare

At night a great black headless mare wandered from the church to the chapel. It was the spirit of a nobleman named Kinský, beheaded in Moravia and buried without rites or head in Kratonohy.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Kratonohy
Municipality / starting point
Kratonohy
District / region
Hradec Králové
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
15 km SW of Hradce Králové

At night a great black headless mare wandered from the church to the chapel. It was the spirit of a nobleman named Kinský, beheaded in Moravia and buried without rites or head in Kratonohy.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 183

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

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