November
02
/ 2018
The famous Czech legend of the Knights of Blanik tells of an army of knights sleeping in a cave in Blanik, a mountain not far from Prague. It states that the knights will awake and be led by a saint to save the country when it faces its darkest hour. The legend of the Knights of Blanik is written in a book of Czech legends by Alois Jirásek. Although Jirásek’s work dates to 1894, it is believed the legend emerged in the 15th century and was probably invented by the ordinary folks living in the area. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"54053","attributes":{"alt":"The knights of Blaník set off from the mountain (Věnceslav Černý, 1898). Source: Public Domain","class":"media-image","height":"408","style":"width: 610px; height: 408px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] The knights of Blaník set off
