One of Brno's most famous legends tells of a dragon terrorising people and attacking cattle. A brave butcher's apprentice supposedly tricked it with an oxhide filled with quicklime. The 'dragon' hanging in the Old Town Hall passage still recalls the tale.
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The Brno dragon: a butcher’s idea did what a sword could not
A dragon frightens the city, but no knight rides out to fight. The famous Brno legend gives the leading role to a journeyman, an oxhide and a trick.
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Location and map
- Place
- Brno
- Municipality / starting point
- Brno
- District / region
- Brno-město · Staré Brno
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- Old Town Hall – Brno dragon
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORYThis legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.