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

The Devil’s bracelet

Three large boulders lie alone in the fields near the village. Local people call them the Devil’s Bracelet. The devil supposedly dropped them here while carrying them tied together on his shoulders. The legend tells of two brothers who quarrelled over a field, until one finally enlisted the devil’s help against the other.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

Location and map

Place
Slatina
Municipality / starting point
Slatina
District / region
Klatovy
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
10 km N of Horažďovic

Three large boulders lie alone in the fields near the village. Local people call them the Devil’s Bracelet. The devil supposedly dropped them here while carrying them tied together on his shoulders. The legend tells of two brothers who quarrelled over a field, until one finally enlisted the devil’s help against the other.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 315

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

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