The Daliborka tower takes its name from Knight Dalibor of Kozojedy. Legend says he learned to play the violin so beautifully in prison that Prague residents came beneath the tower to listen and bring him food. They supposedly learned of his execution only when the violin suddenly fell silent.
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- Place
- Praha
- Municipality / starting point
- Praha
- District / region
- Praha 1 · Pražský hrad
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- Daliborka
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SOURCES OF THE STORYThis legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.