Ancient Bohemian Legends
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Ancient Bohemian legends is a book by Alois Jirásek written in 1894. It describes events from Czech history based on folk literature and some historical facts. The model was based on Chronicle of Háje
Ancient Bohemian legends (edition from 1932)
Čech on Říp Mountain
Duke Krok with his daughters: Libuše, Kazi, and Teta
Princess Libuše prophesies the glory of Prague
The Maidens' War
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The Maidens' War is a tale in Bohemian tradition about an uprising of women against men. According to legend, it occurred sometime in the 8th century. It first appeared in the twelfth-century Chronica
The Maidens' War, painted by Adolf Liebscher
Šárka and Ctirad, Painted by Věnceslav Černý
Ctirad and Šárka, sculpture by Josef Václav Myslbek (1881) at Vyšehrad