Castles Legends: Castles in Poland
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Castles Legends. Castles in Poland is a must-read for all enthusiasts of castles, intriguing stories, mysteries, hidden treasures, ghosts, spectres, and demons of all kind. This book takes you to a whole different world; a realm of wonders.
This e-book was created as part of the project Castles.today.
The project seeks to promote history and tourism by offering high-quality content related to castles and forts scattered around the globe. We want to offer you a getaway from the daily hustle and take you back in time to the era of princesses and knights strolling in castle chambers and along defensive walls.
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Castles Legends - Kinga Kijewska
Castles Legends
Castles in Poland
This e-book was created as part of the Castles.today project that seeks to promote history and tourism by presenting high-quality content related to castles and forts scattered around the globe. We offer you a brief escape from the daily routine, allowing you to travel back in time to the era of princesses and knights strolling through chambers and castle walls.
Copyright © Castles Michał Nowakowski
Written by Kinga Kijewska
Illustrated by Agata Krzyżewska
Translation by Joanna Zahorska
Typesetting by Smart DTP
Project coordinator: Michał Nowakowski
Edition: e-Book 2021
ISBN: 978-83-957893-5-9
More legends you can find at: www.castles.today or in the app Castles.today
When I look at old walls of medieval strongholds, I see more than just bricks. I see history, I see the life of people of that era. I see their joy and sorrow. I feel a piece of that long-gone world forever echoing in the castle stones. Part of history remains somewhere there, deep inside, waiting for those willing to rediscover it.
This book will take you on a journey to the past times – the middle ages, the renaissance, and, in some cases, also to events of the recent past. Nonetheless, all these stories share one thing – an aura of mystery. Dragons, spirits, hidden treasures… It all relentlessly inspires fantasies in any enthusiast of these majestic buildings. Let yourself be taken away to the world where magic and sorcery become one with reality; to places we all perfectly know that are shown here from a different, extraordinary point of view.
It is my great desire for you to see something more than brick walls in these places when reading this collection of legends. I would like you to see the world that I can see even when staring at nothing but ruins. To stop for a moment and try see it differently than before. To notice that which is dormant and to discover that which is not visible to the naked eye. I invite you to step into my world – a world of legends and fairy tales related to castles that can be found in Poland.
Castle Legends
Legends of Lipowiec Castle in Babice
Legends of Besiekiery Castle
The Legend of Bezławki Castle
The Legend of Będzin Castle
The Legend of Bierutów Castle
The Legend of the castles in Bobolice and Mirów
The Legend of Bolków Castle
The Legend of Chęciny Castle
Legends of the Castle of the Masovian Dukes in Ciechanów
Legends of the Castle of the Masovian Dukes in Czersk
Legends of the Castle in Golub-Dobrzyń
Legends of Grodziec Castle
The Legend of the Castle of the Bishops of Kraków in Iłża
The Legend of Janowiec Castle
Legends of Chojnik Castle in Jelenia Góra-Sobieszów
The Legend of Kazimierz Dolny Castle
The Legend of Kliczków Castle
The Legend of Kórnik Castle
Legends of the Wawel Royal Castle, Kraków
The Legend of Kruszwica Castle
The Legend of Lesko Castle
The Legend of the Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński
The Legends of Liw Castle
Legends of Łęczyca Castle
Legends of Malbork Castle
The Legend of Sobień Castle in Manasterzec Village
The Legend of Nidzica Castle
Legends of Kamieniec Castle in Odrzykoń
Legends of the Castle in Olsztyn near Częstochowa
The Legend of Oporów Castle
Legends of Ogrodzieniec Castle
Legends of Gryf Castle in Proszówka
The Legend of the Castle of Masovian Dukes in Rawa Mazowiecka
Legends of Castle Tenczyn in Rudno
The Legend of Ryn Castle
The Legend of Pilcza Castle in Smoleń
The Legend of Sobków Castle
Legends of Czocha Castle in Sucha
Legends of Pieskowa Skała Castle in Sułoszowa
The Legend of the Górka Family Castle in Szamotuły
The Legend of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle in Szczecin
Legends of Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd
Legends of the Castle of Gniezno Archbishops in Uniejów
Legends of Książ Castle in Wałbrzych
Legends of the Royal Castle in Warsaw
Legends of Ostrogski Castle in Warsaw
The Legend of Lenno Castle in Wleń
Legends of Grodno Castle in Zagórze Śląskie
Legends of Lipowiec Castle in Babice
On the ghostly carriage and the spirits of past convicts
Long, long time ago, in the distant medieval era, Lipowiec Castle served for many years as a prison for bishops. It housed numerous wretched souls who dared to oppose the power of the Catholic Church.
And at that time, the Church unquestionably showed no mercy for its opponents. Oftentimes, the fate convicts faced there was cruel. Executioners would use various forms of torture, prisoners were incarcerated in cells and put merely on a diet of bread and water, and sometimes sentenced to death by starvation... Though these atrocities have been discontinued for many centuries now, their impact on the castle walls is permanent. To this day, the premises are haunted by spirits of past convicts. On full moon, one can often hear odd moans and cries coming from the castle dungeons. It is said that around midnight, on some occasions, a violent wind suddenly rises... Even on a warm summer night, the air is said to turn ice-cold at those moments… In the outer ward, a shadow of a black carriage appears.
The carriage is drawn by six pairs of black horses. Then, a bishop clad in purple emerges from the carriage, slowly enters the castle yard. Behind him, guards are dragging a convict. Then, a headsman rises a sword and a thunder strikes, the earth crumbles and caves in, and the spirits disappear… This scene takes place again and again, with nothing suggesting that these ghosts will soon find solace...
The Legend of the White Lady
Like many other castles, Lipowiec Castle has its White Lady. Where does the name of the castle come from? This is revealed in a beautiful romantic legend that probably holds quite a large grain of truth… Francesco Stancaro was supposedly the best-known prisoner held in Lipowiec Castle. It is said that he was the only one who managed to escape the prison in Babice. This Italian man born in Mantua co-authored the so-called Brest Bible. This alone made him a great adversary of the Church. And the fact that he planned to carry out reformation in Poland only added to his fame of an exceptionally dangerous man. The Church was not fond of those who had the courage to oppose it and its dignitaries. For his views, Stancaro was imprisoned in the cells of Lipowiec Castle. And it was there that an unusual story took place. According to the legend, he captured the heart of the castle guard’s daughter. The young girl would do anything to be with her beloved, so she prepared an escape plan. Since due to her father’s position she could enjoy many privileges, each day she would bring sheets to the convict’s cell. The latter would then tie the sheets together to form a long durable rope. On one dark moonless night, once the rope was long enough, the young lad slid down the sheets from the castle tower and escaped. His beloved was supposed to join him on the following day. When she was packing essentials intended to help the young couple being a new life, her father entered her chamber, infuriated. The whole intrigue came to light.
The girl was to be guarded, prohibited from leaving the castle. Francesco could not return to help her, as that would mean his re-imprisonment with no chance for rescue. The girl cried and begged her father to allow her to join her beloved one, but the man remained unbent. She did not want to live without her love any longer. She put on a wedding gown and climbed the castle tower. She jumped off and fell onto the roof of the keep. Since then, her ghost has been roaming the ruins of Lipowiec Castle. It is said that she is looking for her beloved who will return and save her.
Legends of Besiekiery Castle
The Legend of The White Lady
The first legend of Besiekiery Castle is truly unique. Why is that so? Well, the ghost that can be seen there is in fact roaming from one castle to another. This ghost is said to reside permanently in a nearby village called Borysławice Zamkowe. However, the spectre has been repeatedly sighted also in the vicinity of ruins in Besiekiery. Why is the White Lady indecisive as to which stronghold she should settle in? The answer to this question can be found in a legend...
The spectre of Besiekiery is said to be the ghost of the Szczawiński family’s daughter – one of the former owners of these lands. Their property also included the nearby castle in Borysławice Zamkowe. What has gained this unfortunate soul the suffering of eternal damnation? The girl used to live in the castle in Besiekiery. Her parents were influential people and, as was common in that time, they found her the right candidate to be wed to. However, the maiden was not eager to enter into an arranged marriage. She was in love with someone else and it was him