On the night of 1 December 1805, before the famous battle, the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have had a prophetic dream of a blazing red sun, with which he associated his hopes of victory. The next day a red sun really did rise out of the morning mist above Slavkov. The emperor ascribed an almost mystical significance to the phenomenon, linked it with his victory and returned to it many times in later years.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
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- Place
- Slavkov U Brna
- Municipality / starting point
- Slavkov U Brna
- District / region
- Vyškov
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 20 km E of Brna
Approximate location on the map
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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.