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254: 235: 223: 441: 418:"Find yourself a duke and myself a husband, if you will. But beware, a man will be a stern ruler, harsh upon you, unlike I was. If you are unsure about what man to choose, take my white horse and go wherever it goes, until it stops in front of a man. You will know that it is the right man by these signs: he ploughs with two oxen, and he eats from an iron table. If you like, take horses, a robe, a cloak and shawls and go give that man a message from me and my people and bring a duke to yourselves and a husband to me." 513: 480: 124: 246: 27: 603: 625: 611: 590:
on the pretext of seeing a fish forced Zbyslav to lie on the ice. Then he killed him and took his severed head to Neklan, thinking he would get a reward by ridding him of his last enemy. Instead, Neklan was frightened and shouted: "Choose death yourself! That's my reward!". Durynk hanged himself on an
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After the Lucko War, Duke Neklan had mercy on the orphan Zbyslav of the defeated leader Vlastislav. Neklan let him be raised by a man called Durynk, who used to serve Vlastislav, but Neklan trusted him. The first winter after the death of Vlastislav, Durynk cut a hole in the ice of a frozen river and
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With Přemysl as the first of the seven mythical dukes. Nezamysl the second (Nezamysl meaning "unpremeditated") was a son of Přemysl. His son was Mnata, the third, ("one who doesn't forget"). Mnata's son was Vojen, the fourth, (literally "soldierlike"). Vojen's son was Vnislav, the fifth, (literally
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The two armies clashed on May 9, 869, and the fight lasted all day. Bird wings darkened the sky. In the battle Tyr killed Vlastislav. Before his death, Vlastislav's soul flew out of his mouth and flew into the surrounding tree branches. Tyr then lost his horse and was killed himself. Encouraged by
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was a wise and just judge for several years. In her free time, she used to ride her white horse to a nearby village, where a young man called Přemysl lived. Then one day two men came to Libušin (Libuše's seat) with a dispute - they were in disagreement as to where one's lot ended and the other's
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Most of Bohemia's women started conspiring, and they murdered men and waged war against them. The best-known tale is about Šárka, the noble maid, who baited a trap for Ctirad. She pretended to refuse to join Vlasta, tying her to a tree and leaving her in the centre of a deep forest. Ctirad then
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Mountain and looked around the land. Then he allegedly said: "Oh, comrades, you've endured hardships along with me, when we wandered in impassable woods; finally we arrived at our homeland. This is the best country, predestined for you. Here you won't miss anything, but you'll take pleasure in
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Tyr's victory, the Czechs won the battle. They built a monument to Tyr on top of the artificial mound Krliš and buried him there. About twenty thousand men clashed in the battle, which was a tenth of the population of the then Bohemia.
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They did as told; the white horse went for three days, looking neither right nor left, not stopping for a graze, not letting itself be disturbed by other horses playing in the pastures by the path. Finally, it stopped in front of
498:"intrinsical"). Vnislav's son was the sixth, Křesomysl - most wealthy and powerful of the seven, having discovered silver mines in the borderland. Křesomysl's son was Neklan, the seventh and last. Neklan was of a weaker nature. 365:) had three daughters: the eldest daughter, Kazi, knew every herbaceous plant and was a healer and a magician; their second daughter, Teta, taught Bohemians how to worship their deities, idols, and nymphs; the youngest daughter, 476:
untied her and drank Šárka's poisoned mead. He fainted and Šárka captured him. After he woke up in the maidens' base, they tortured him to death. This provoked Přemysl to storm their castle and put an end to the horrific war.
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As long as Libuše lived, women in Bohemia had many rights. But once Přemysl came into power, he started promoting male rights at the expense of female rights. This led Vlasta (Libuše's chambermaid) to rebel against Přemysl in
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who was sentenced to death by Duke Křesomysl for the destruction of equipment for gold and silver mining in Bohemia. He was saved from death by his loyal horse Šemík, by a heroic jump from a rock on
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is a Czech legendary hero, who was supposed to catch a wild boar by his ears at Kavčí Mountain, and take him on his back to Libušín Castle. He was to marry Kazi for this act.
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Touched, Čech replied: "Bless our Promised land, by thousandfold wishes wish-ful from us, save us scatheless and breed our issue from generation to generation.".
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district. He was just and kept his tribe at peace. When the Bohemians recognized his wisdom and fairness, they elected him as their new judge.
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The Lucko (/Lutsko/) War was a legendary war, that took place between the Czechs and Lučans (/Luchans/) in the
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Why must we have a female judge? Every nation is ruled by a man - what a shame! Long hair means short reason!
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permanent safety. Now that this sweet and beautiful land is in your hands, think up a suitable name."
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Later, during her life with Přemysl, it is said she had a long vision of the future capital
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She listened to their protests and sent men to find her a suitable husband, saying,
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history based on folk literature and some historical facts. The model was based on
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was the ruler of a Bohemian tribe, that today would have been located in the
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The Bohemians named their homeland after their leader and forefather:
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set off to the west in search of plentiful lands. They were led by
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In 2009, a Czech-American historical-fantastic feature film,
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Libuše judged them, but the loser was angry and exclaimed: "
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Alois Jirásek
Czech
Chronicle of Hájek
Cosmas Chronicle of Bohemia
Chronicle of Dalimil
legends
Maidens' War
Libuše
Přemysl
Krok's Daughters
Bohemian Arrival
Golem of Prague

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Duke Krok

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