Legends Exchange Project

  THE LEGEND OF SAINT KINGA In the 13th century a young Polish prince, called Bolesław, of the Piast Dynasty, decided to get married. For his wife he chose a beautiful Hungarian princess of the Arpad Dynasty, the daughter of king Bela IV, Kinga (or Kunegund, as she is sometimes called). When Bolesław’s proposal was accepted, the loving father, King Bela IV, asked Kinga what she would like to get from him as a wedding present, what she would like to take to her husband and the new country. Kinga replied that she wanted no gold and jewels, since they only brought unhappiness and tears. She wanted something that could serve the people she was going to live with. Her request surprised the king greatly – she asked for salt, as this mineral was unknown in her fiancé’s country. The king was determined to keep his promise. He offered Kinga the biggest and most prosperous salt deposits in Hungary – the Marmaros Salt Mine.   However, nobody knew what Kinga could do with the ...

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  FAIRY CHIMNEYS   According to the legend; One time, terrible giants whose heads were equal to high mountains lived in the world. People are very afraid of these giants and would be careful not to annoy them. At certain periods, they gather at the altars on the summits of these mountains and pray that the giants do not harm anyone. Again, sometimes these giants got angry and when they got angry, they sent waves of fire from the top of the mountains where they were sitting. One day, the way of the sultan of the country of fairies fell to Cappadocia, the land of these people. The fairy sultan was very sorry for the people and decided to help them. He summoned all the fairies at once. To the fairies; If we can put out the fire of the mountains where the cruel giants live, the giants will run under the ground and will not disturb people again. Thousands of fairies began to throw snow and ice flakes into the bubbling fire in their hands. They managed to put out the fir...