An enchanted castle lady wanders the ruins of northern Moravia’s largest castle near Raškov, said in one legend to have been built by giants. She once fell in love with a servant who rejected her and caused both his death and that of his beloved. She then jumped from the tower. She awaits release, possible only through a descendant of the squire’s family. She appears as a fiery dragon; he must knock the keys to the castle prison from her jaws with a hazel switch.
Location and map
- Place
- Nový Hrad (Furchtenberk) - Hrad
- Municipality / starting point
- Nový Hrad (Furchtenberk)
- District / region
- Šumperk
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 10 km NW of Šumperka
An enchanted castle lady wanders the ruins of northern Moravia’s largest castle near Raškov, said in one legend to have been built by giants. She once fell in love with a servant who rejected her and caused both his death and that of his beloved. She then jumped from the tower. She awaits release, possible only through a descendant of the squire’s family.…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 241
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.