#Rožmberk

[franz-bauch-foto]

Rožmberk nad Vltavou (Czech Republic)

[miapcain]

Hi! I found your blog just recently and I love the Vesnaposting - the art, the comics, the gifs from the game, all of it. I've got so many questions:

How did you got yourself interested in this time period? Why Bohemia? Where exactly could the castle be found? Do you plan to connect your story with some "greater events" from that time? Will your OCs travel a bit?

Please, continue with all of this. It looks great and I would also love to play the game one day!

Thank you very much for the questions! I love getting intricate and thought out things to answer, and I'm humbled you like it!

I've been a sort of amateur medievalist for a while now- I can't point specifically to when it started, but it might have been reading Pillars of the Earth as a teenager, or finding out that the town I grew up in had an important courthouse that was closed in the 1300s- that's a scale of time that overwhelmed me then, and still makes me feel a deal of frisson now. The 1200s specifically sit at an intersection of really cool stuff in central europe- it's right before Franziscanism spreads and shakes up the monastic system, Waldensian heretics were prefiguring how the church would later fracture (I feel they resemble specifically the czech utraquists in some of their stylings and beliefs), and the Pope was in open conflict with the holy roman emperor; On the political side, Friedrich II was nearing the end of his reign, and his death would lead to the interregnum, where the empire is effectively without an emperor for years on end; The Popponer dynasty is about to crumble in Austria, and the Lion of Prague Ottokar II Přemýsl is about to add all of Austria to the Bohemian Kingdom, interrupting the ongoing Ostsiedlung (German Eastern Colonization, for those who don't know), all to the backdrop of endless failing crusades. It's just before the Habsburgs gain greater relevance and europe slides into the rennaissance, in my mind putting an end to the "proper" middle ages.

I've been curious about Czechia for a long time; I was too young to really notice when the country joined the EU, but even years later, I remember grumbling that they were going to "ruin" us, by flooding our country with cheap labour or products or somesuch. It's always struck me as odd. That energy ended up getting redirected towards migrants from the near east in the 2010s, but it's stuck with me; Here's a country Austria has, in some form or another, struggled with for centuries, dominated terribly through to the very end of our wretched pitiful attempt at an 'empire,' tried to keep chunks of as recently as 100 years ago, and yet I didn't learn so much as a single thing about it in school. Austrian schooling is dead set on not mentioning a single thing between about 1500 to 1933 (and even then, we often gloss over just *how* enthusiastic a lot of austria was to participate in the holocaust and become part of germany- or how no real denazification took place after the war), and obviously reading any history at all immediately got me hooked on finding out more. History aside, I love the bohemian massif dearly; the rolling hills, deep shadowy forests, little brooks, misty autumns, distant alps, it's one of my favourite regions on earth; I grew up in southern upper austria, but studied near Freistadt, which is where I gathered a lot of reference material for Vesna.

The castle doesn't have an official location, but there is a general area: "north of Freistadt, east of Rožmberk." Here are some rough indications on a modern Vesna era map, a rennaissance map, and google maps:

4. Not to spoil anything, but yes- Franzesca's father, a Bavarian, is a true believer in the "stupor mundi" Frederick II, and the need to "germanize" the backward slavic populations of Bohemia; He detests Saint Václav and forbids castle servants from speaking czech. The timing of the events of Vesna is chosen very specifically to be ironic in this regard- but you'll see when we get there :P

5. Yes, at the very least you will get to see Vesna and friends in the Machlant, Rožmberk and Linz. Franzesca will travel to her family home of Innsbruck and to Normandy, and it's likely more will happen, depending on where the story goes.

Thank you again for the questions! I hope to be working on Vesna for a long time, if it stays interesting :)

[sazeracs]

I’m sure someone else has beaten me to it, but here’s a translation of the ledger Andreas can find in the abbey library, with my translation notes – long post below the cut:

Mother Katharine, Prioress AD 1459[1]

Sister Hildegard, 16 years old Named Anna Gölderich, of Ravensburg. Proficient in Latin. Studious and obedient, with a soft, pious voice. 150 florins donated by her father. Additional 15 florins annually.

Mother Hildegard[2] AD March 1481

Sister Cecilia Daughter of the Welser family of Augsburg[3]. Named Adelheit. She is wise and learned in Latin and French. 200 florins given by the family before her arrival. Additional promise of 20 florins annually. AD August 1505

Sister Gertrude Named Metze[4] Huberyn, born in the Variscan Court[5]. Minimal proficiency in Latin. Kind and knowledgeable about herbal medicine. Most knowledge passed down by her father, an apothecary, who donated six florins to the monastery.

Sister[6] Matilda, 17 years old From Kempten[7], named Matilda. Moderately proficient in Latin. Calm, disciplined. Daughter of a Frisian merchant who donated ten florins and a large quantity of ultramarine pigment for the Scriptorium’s use. Mittenwald Ascetarium, May 1515 to September 1515[8]

Sister Illuminata Named Angelina, from the noble Capocci[9] family of Perugia, who were close to Abbot Rudolf[10]. Extremely learned in Latin as well as French and Germanic languages[11]. Restrained[12], sensible, and perceptive. The Capocci family donated 50 florins before her arrival, with an additional promise of 20 florins annually. 1507

Mother Cecilia, Prioress February AD 1510

Sister Sophia Born to the Hafner family in Birgitz. No knowledge of Latin but gentle and reverent. Parents are humble paupers. Three sacks of flour donated. AD 1512

Sister Lijsbet, 34 years old Born in Dutch Trecht[13], from the Hack Woutersen marriage[14]. Moderately proficient in Latin but proficient in Saxon. Hardworking and pious. Merchant parents. She has long been connected to Kiersau through her mother’s family, the Kaufmanns of Rothenburg ob der Tauer. They gave 12 florins, with an additional promise of two florins annually. AD 1514

Sister Margarete From the Auer family in Krimml. Mostly blind due to glaucoma. Can see colours. Moderately proficient in Latin. The daughter of wealthy peasants who each donated bags of wool and pastureland in Krimml. AD 1515

Sister Zdena The third daughter of the Rožmberk family of Tábor[15]. Very learned and proficient in Latin. The Rožmberks paid 100 florins before her arrival, with an additional promise of 30 florins annually.

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[1] In the original text, the year is written as MCCCCLVIIII. Typically this would be written as MCDLIX, in accordance with subtractive notation (i.e. how we normally write Roman numerals), but there are historical examples of additive notation sometimes being used, for some reason – sometimes both would be used interchangeably in the same document, or even the same number.

[2] This entry likely documents Hildegard’s promotion as opposed to there being two Hildegards in the abbey, as there’s no other information included and the same is done for Sister, later Mother Cecilia below.

[3] The Latin here is originally pretty clunky and obscure (“Welser daughter of the Augsburg Vindelici”); Andreas explicitly mentions Cecilia’s family as well (and telegraphs other important information for the player this way). The Welsers were a German merchant family that rose to prominence in the 16th century as financiers for the Habsburgs along with another family, the Fuggers. They accumulated their wealth mainly through trade and the German colonisation of the Americas, including enslaved labour, so. Yikes!  The Vindelici were a Gallic people based in present-day Augsburg; I don’t actually know if the Welsers themselves were descended from them, but I’d assume so, given that the region is correct.

[4] Diminutive form of Mechthild.

[5] The contemporary name for Hof, believed at the time to be the seat of the Varisci/Narisci people.

[6] Sister Matilda is an oblate, as are Lijsbet and Magarete. Oblates aren’t professed monks or nuns, and so are technically part of the laity, but have associated themselves with a monastic community. They make formal promises – either annually or for life, depending on their affiliated monastery – to follow the Rule of the Order; as a result, they’re considered an extended part of the monastic community.

[7] I initially was stumped by this word and thought it referred to Matilda’s occupation in the abbey as cellarer, but then remembered Andreas reads she’s from Kempten, the old Latin name for which is, indeed, Cambodunum.

[8] Matilda’s age is either current in 1518, which would’ve meant she was 14 when Lorenz Rothvogel attacked her, or her record was retroactively updated to reflect her leave in 1515, making her 20+. Unfortunately, I think both are equally plausible, though being in her 20s would mean her relationship with Brother Wojslav, who imo appears to be older, has (slightly) less of an age gap.

[9] A quick search reveals the real-life Capocci were mostly associated with Viterbo, which is not Perugia lol.

[10] Another clunker originally.

[11] Theodiscus was the contemporary term referring to West Germanic languages; it comes from a Germanic adjective meaning ‘of the people.’ Since Latin was the language of science and religion, theodiscus was its opposite, i.e. the language spoken by the people.

[12] Retinēre very broadly means ‘to keep or hold back’ and so usually gets translated as either ‘to restrain’ or ‘to uphold.’ In describing a person, it can suggest any number of things: literally, physically restrained, or emotionally restrained, as in temperate or even repressed; someone who is steadfast and firm, or simply just is intelligent – as in, literally retains information well. Illuminata is all of these things, but I think ‘restrained’ suits her most compared to, say, tenacious.

[13] Utrecht. The city takes its name from the Roman fort Traiectum on the Rhine.

[14] Imma be real with you chief, other than Hack and Woutersen both being Dutch names, I have no fucking clue what this references – if anything – and I’ve found nothing that would help shed some light on it, either.

[15] The Rožmberk (Rosenberg) family was one of, if not the most powerful noble family in Bohemia from the 13th century until the early 17th century. Zdena is RICH rich, but her story is also pretty sad; it’s little wonder she’s Like That.

[mothmiso]

Holiday in South Bohemia - Rožmberk nad Vltavo (2) (3) by Jan Helebrant

[spotsupstuff]

I love distain! And her ghost friend, very spooky, very cute, can the ghost manipulate objects like a poltergeist or is he purely intangible?

"very cute", my gods.... -face in hands- i try to write a horrid tragedy and it gets the cute treatment what the shit </3 /lh

i'm thinkin purely intangible, mostly! he Is a White Lady ghost even though he's no lady- those are known mostly by showing up as apparitions, afaik. Czechia has allegedly one of them in the Rožmberk castle- that's where i know about them from- and the main thing i remember about her is that she tends to stand and stare out of the windows even during the day, wandering the halls and mourning

the united kingdom versions of the White Ladies don't seem to need much of a castle, but are still bound mostly to the idea of an apparition. apparently they want to lead people to buried treasures that bind them to the physical realm, so in similar vein to Rusálky and will-o-wisps (Bludičky, as i know them- these exist in my take too) with added drama of the pure tragedy that had to cause them to linger in the first place

[stillness138]

a translation of the review above because it is very funny

for context, while in czech this movie is aptly and simply titled Jan Žižka after its main character, to english it was translated as "Medieval". for the sake of sticking to the original text though i will keep the czech name. for plot context, this guy got a movie because he led the Hussites during the wars of the same name in 1420s Bohemia. extremely simplified, it was a religious dispute born out of disapproval with the catholic church.

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Jan “Death brings life” Žižka

Violence.

I would leave this here as an inside joke, but most of you will probably not watch the movie, so I will explain that this word (and only this word) is what kicks off the film’s dramatic opening narration. I immediately almost choked to death laughing. I knew then that there is potential for Czech comedy of the year* here (*applicable only to drunk viewing with friends).

Everything you will read under the picture is the undoubted truth, a complete lie, or a blessing of imagination. I will not indicate which is which. However, spoilers for everything.

-promo image-

Maybe you’ve already registered some reviews. Maybe you know what most people say about this movie. Well, I’m not like other girls.

Dudes, if you enjoy dirty action scenes with weapons you’ve been told about in primary school, love wagenburgs and czech castles, this is a film for you. Even if you maybe don’t know that you like any of these things until you see them on a theater screen after two glasses of wine and a pack of vinegar chips.

People say that the movie looks cheap, but all I need is drone shots of a nice czech forest and I’m gucci. I also find great joy in identifying czech actors (spoiler, all of them except for two die brutal deaths right after their first lines, or brutal deaths after a few scenes where they don’t say anything and only make faces to look tough [rest in peace Ben Cristovao, our Eurovision hope]). The only person who can’t pronounce the name Žižka is Ondřej Vetchý. He dies for it.

Žižka is for women, too. It contains two entire female characters who not only have names but also a conversation about something other than men, which allows the movie to masterfully pass the Bechdel test. #žižkaforwomen  Oh and in a flashback, we meet a third named female character, whose tragic passing is the motivation for all of Žižka’s actions. #žižkaforwomen  The main female character likes to discuss theology, she is a fan of Jan Hus (who has a surprising cameo, i had a full on fangirl moment when his sexy silhouette appeared over some churchgoers) and she dies in the end, by which she sparks the genesis of the Hussite movement. #žižkaforwomen But we still have the last woman, who we can root for, because she lives until the end. #žižkaforwomen

Žižka is a professional dickwad with a weird fixation on dirt, who, without shedding a single drop of sweat, wipes out an entire enemy camp. Losing an eye does not faze him in the slightest. He has a homoerotic relationship with his former commander and current nemesis.

Michael Caine is a random character that dies in the end and pushes Batman to fulfill his destiny as the leader of the Hussite uprising. Or something like that.

Karel Roden, as the only Czech with a czech accent in a crowd of native speakers (and one German) talentedly does nothing and when he is betrayed by his own brother Zmicunt, he only mopes at his table and then disappears from the movie forever.

The lion of Karel Roden is however the best part of the film.

Zmicunt is the second best part of the film. He is perfect. No notes. He has a homoerotic relationship with Rožmberk, with whom he plots his evil plans. Rožmberk is pronounced as Rosenberg. As I have been reminded, that is the name of a famous czech pornstar. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

[i the translator will interject here just to explain that 'Zmicunt' refers to Sigismund of Luxenbourg, whose czech name Zikmund has been intentionally spelled 'Zmikund' by a popular parody comic. the 'kund' does in fact allude and translate to 'cunt'.]

Random final thoughts:

bright light as an instrument of torturing the audience

several underwater scenes, Jákl probably likes water levels in videogames (really weird, but I respect it)

Ktož jsú boží bojovníci from the mouths of foreign actors and extras struggling and failing to lip-sync, *chef’s kiss*

the plot is basically a capture the flag game, but the flag is the only important female character

I don’t have to see it ever again, but I enjoyed it at the cinema, which is hopefully evident from everything you just read. On a small screen it won’t be worth anything though, not gonna lie.

Hope.

I will not explain that one.

Jan „Smrt přináší život“ Žižka

Násilí.

Nechala bych to tu jako inside joke, ale většina z vás se na ten film asi nepodívá, takže vysvětlím, že tímto slovem (a pouze tímto slovem) začíná dramatické úvodní vyprávění. Málem jsem se hned zadusila smíchy. Věděla jsem, že je zde potenciál pro českou komedii roku* (*aplikovatelné pouze při opilém sledování s přáteli).

Vše, co si přečtete pod fotkou, je čistá pravda, úplná lež nebo přání otce myšlenky. Nebudu vysvětlovat, co je co. Každopádn�� spoilery na všechno.

Možná jste už nějaké recenze zaznamenali. Možná víte, co o tomto filmu říká většina lidí. Well, já nejsem jako ostatní holky.

Volové, jestli vás baví špinavé akční scény se zbraněmi, o kterých vám vykládali na základce, milujete vozové hradby a české hrady, je tohle film pro vás. I když možná nevíte, že vás kterákoli z těch věcí baví, než ji uvidíte na plátně po dvou vínech a octových brambůrkách.

Lidi říkají, že ten film vypadá levně, ale já si vystačím s použitím dronu nad hezkým českým lesem a jsem spoko. Dál mi dělá radost hledat české herce (spoiler, všichni až na dva zemřou brutální smrtí hned po první replice, nebo brutální smrtí po několika scénách, kde nic neříkají a jenom se tváří drsně [odpočívej v pokoji, Bene Cristovao, naše eurovizní naděje]). Jediný člověk, který neumí vyslovit jméno Žižka je Ondřej Vetchý. Zemře za to.

Žižka je i pro ženy. Obsahuje celé dvě ženské postavy, které mají jména a dokonce spolu mluví o něčem jiném než o mužích, čímž film mistrovsky prochází Bechdel testem. #žižkaproženy Vlastně ještě ve flashbacku potkáme třetí pojmenovanou ženskou postavu, jejíž tragický skon je motivací pro celé Žižkovo konání. #žižkaproženy Hlavní ženská postava ráda diskutuje o teologii, je fanynka Husa (který má překvapivé cameo, úplně jsem měla fan girl moment, když se jeho sexy obrys vyjímal nad věřícími v kostele) a nakonec zemře, čímž podnítí vznik husitského hnutí. #žižkaproženy Pořád ale máme tu poslední ženu, které můžeme fandit, protože žije až do konce. #žižkaproženy

Žižka je profesionální kokot s podivnou fixací na hlínu, který bez uronění jediné kapky potu vyvraždí celý nepřátelský tábor. Ztrátu oka ani neopláče. Má homoerotický vztah se svým bývalým velitelem a aktuálním rivalem.

Michael Caine je náhodná postava, která nakonec umře, a přivede Batmana k naplnění jeho osudu jako vůdce husitského hnutí. Nebo tak něco. 

Karel Roden jako jediný Čech s českým přízvukem mezi davem rodilých mluvčích (a jednoho Němce) zdatně nedělá nic a když ho zradí vlastní bratr Zmikund, jen smutně sedí u stolu a pak z filmu navždy zmizí. 

Lev Karla Rodena je ovšem nejlepší část filmu.

Zmikund je druhá nejlepší část filmu. Je dokonalý. Žádné připomínky. Má homoerotický vztah s Rožmberkem, se kterým piklí. Rožmberk se vyslovuje jako Rosenberg. Jak mi bylo připomenuto, je to jméno známého českého pornoherce. Náhoda? Nemyslím si.

Poslední náhodné myšlenky: 

ostré světlo jako nástroj diváckého mučení

několik vodních scén, Jákl má asi rád vodní levely ve videohrách (fakt divný, ale respektuju)

Ktož jsú boží bojovníci z úst marně lip-syncujících zahraničních herců a komparzu *chef’s kiss*

zápletka je v podstatě kradení vlajky, akorát ta vlajka je jediná podstatná ženská postava

Nemusím to už vidět nikdy jindy, ale v kině jsem si to užila, což jde snad poznat z toho všeho, co jste četli před chvílí. Na malé obrazovce to ale nebude stát za nic, nebudu se pokoušet lhát.

Naděje.

To už vysvětlovat nebudu.

[viviendopraga]

Si vienes a Chequia e incluso Praga y te gusta la buena música aquí tienes todos los Festivales de música 2023 en la República Checa. Los primeros festivales empiezan en mayo, con el festival llamado Islas Unidas en Praga. Y le seguir más festivales con las estrellas extranjeras y checas más importantes. Calendario Festivales de música 2023 en la República Checa FechasFestivalLugarPrecio5 y 6 de mayoIslas unidas, United Islands. Praga, Střelecký ostrov, Janáčkovo nábřeží, Dětský ostrov, Portheimka, entre otras islasGratis2 al 4 de junioMetalfest al aire libre, Metalfest Open Air.Pilsen, anfiteatro LochotínLa entrada completa al festival durante los 3 días es de 2.400 coronas.8 al 11 de junioRoca para la gente, Rock for People.Hradec Králové, Parque 360, aeropuerto.Por los 4 días son 3.790 coronas y cada día 1.990 coronas.16 al 18 de junioBrujo, Votvírák.Milovice, aeropuerto de Boží Dar.Desde 840 coronas los 3 días.22 al 25 de junioMetrónomo de PragaPraga, Centro de Exposiciones de Praga.Entrada básica de 3 días 3.990 coronas.23 al 25 de junioSonidos poderosos, Mighty Sounds.Tábor, aeropuerto de Čápův dvůrEntrada básica de tres días desde 3290 coronas.5 al 8 de julioLatidos por Amor, Beats for Love.Ostrava,Vítkovice, mina Hlubina.Entrada 4 días son: 2.490 coronas. 1.190 cada día.13 al 16 de julioMaestros del Rock, Masters of Rock.Vizovice, local de la licorería R. JelínekEntrada básica 2.850 coronas.14 julio al 2 de septiembreCastillos CZ, Hrady Cz.Točník – Žebrák, Kunětická hora, Švihov, Rožmberk nad Vltavou, Veveří, Hradec nad Moravicí, Bouzov, BezdězEntrada 2 días 1.750 coronas con antelación.19 al 22 de julioColours of OstravaOstrava, área de Dolní VítkoviceEntrada básica de 4 días 4.190 coronas.20 al 22 de julioSázavafestSvětlá nad Sázavou, zámecký parkEntrada básica de 3 días 2.790 coronas.27 al 30 de julio Benátská!Liberec, areál VesecEntrada básica 4 días 1.890 coronas. Jueves 990, Viernes o Sábado 1.190 coronas28 al 29 de julioPop MesseBrno, Královo Pole, Areál za Lužánkami -----9 al 12 de agostoBrutal AssaultJaroměř, pevnost Josefov -----18 al 19 de agostoVizovické trnkobraníVizovice, areál likérky R. JelínekEntrada 2 días desde 1.750 coronas. Viernes desde 1000 coronas, y sábado desde 1.100 coronas. Festivales de música 2023 Aquí puedes conocer un poco de los festivales de música 2023 en la República Checa: Islas unidas Se trata de la vigésima edición y este año tiene el lema “Verdad y Amor”. Organizado para luchar contra la desinformación, la sostenibilidad y la diversidad. Hasta 70 nuevos descubrimientos musicales de 15 países de todo el mundo se presentarán en varias islas de Praga. Acompañado de un programa no musical llamado Islas de Inspiración, conferencias, talleres, debates, etc. Llegarán grupos como: Someone, Enola Gay y The Magnettes, entre otros grupos checos. Metalfest al aire libre Este festival internacional también se celebra en Croacia, Alemania, Suiza o Austria. Siendo la primera vez que se se celebró en República Checa, el año 2009. Y esta ocasión llegarán más de 10.000 fans de más de 27 países del mundo. Entre otras bandas llegaran Powerwolf, Arch Enemy, Testament, Avatar, Stratovarius, Insomnium, Annisokay, Crypta y Redsphere. Roca para la gente Uno de los conciertos de rock checos más grandes de la República Checa, Roca para la gente, presentará más de 60 grupos musicales de todo el mundo. En términos de género, este festival dará cabida a rock, rap, pop-punk, punk-rock, metal, funk, hip-hop, techno y muchos otros. Llegarán grupos comos Architects, Simple Plan, Billy Talent, The 1975, Papa Roach, X Ambassadors e Incubus. Brujo En el Festival Votvírák o Brujo tocan artistas checos y eslovacos de diversos orígenes musicales. Donde se sonarán principalmente canciones de rock, pop y hip-hop. Y por primera vez este año, los amantes del House y Tech House también podrán disfrutar de este estilo. Donde tocaran grupos como Lucie, Buty, Zlutý pes, Chinaski , Sto szívár entre otros y sonará música de algunos Dj´s.

Metrónomo de Praga Ya en su sexto año, uno de los festivales más grandes, que se lleva a cabo en Praga, este año albergará a más de 300 artistas en un total de 8 escenarios separados. Cualquiera que sea el género de música que te guste, seguramente encontrarás algo aquí. Actuarán Editors, White Lies, Aurora, Jamiroquai, Tove lo y el cantante de chanson francés Zaz. Pero tambien llegaran grupos y solistas checos y eslovacos, como Jana Kirschner, Midi Lidi y Zrní. Sonidos poderosos Un festival de música de verano de tres días en el que se pueden escuchar principalmente canciones punk, punk rock, ska, hardcore, rockabilly, reggae o indie rock. La mayoría de los artistas son del extranjero. Los mayores atractivos de Mighty Sounds incluyen las bandas Rancid , Black Flag , Enter Shikari , The Interrupters y DUB FX . La escena checa está representada, por ejemplo, por The Rocket Dogz , Houba , Nežfaleš , Rabie o SPS . Latidos por amor La música electrónica suena en cada rincón del festival Beats for Love. Es el festival de música de verano más grande de este enfoque en Europa Central. Este año es el décimo año consecutivo. Actuarán muchas estrellas extranjeras como Hardwell , Tiësto, Sigma, Netsky, Koven, Metrik, Maddix, Gary Beck y Klaudia Gawlas. Maestros del rock Los fanáticos de la música rock y metal no deben perderse el mayor evento de rock metal en la República Checa. El 20 aniversario del festival Masters of Rock de este año promete un programa variado. Al festival llegarán grupos como Temptation, Europa, Kreator, Amon Amarth, Soulfly, Tarja Turunen y muchos otros tocarán en varios escenarios en las instalaciones de la licorería Vizovice. Lo malo es que si no te das prisa ya no tengas entradas, ya que se agotan rapidamente cada año. Castillos CZ Este festival es una mezcla de música rock y pop con monumentos checos. Donde la distintas bandas tocarán en las instalaciones de 8 castillos seleccionados, com música checa y eslovaca. Actuarán grupos musicales y solistas conocidos, como Kryštof, Mirai , Kabát, Dymytry, Michal Hrůza , No Name y Wanastowi Vjecy . Este conjunto de festivales de música de verano también puedes visitar el castillo gratuitamente. Colores de Ostrava Los organizadores de Colors of Ostrava presentarán este año la 20ª edición de uno de los festivales de verano checos más famosos. En términos de género, el festival no está definido. En las instalaciones de las antiguas fundiciones, minas y trabajos de hierro en Dolní Vítkovice, se escucharán muchos artistas diferentes y con diferentes estilos musicales. Entre los más conocidos está OneRepublic, Ellie Goulding, Burna Boy, Interpol, Kavinsky, TheBrassBand, Niall Horan, junto a otros y que actuarán en 19 escenarios. También puede disfrutar de increíbles actuaciones de piano y teatro, talleres, películas y debates. Aquí puedes ver los datos del Festival de Ostrava 2022. Recuerda que el festival de Ostrava de 2019 fue suspendido. Sázavafest El Sázavafest es un festival europeo multicultural que incluye no solo muchas actuaciones musicales, sino también un programa paralelo diverso. Donde se proyectan películas, se representan obras de teatro, y con lecturas de autores, etc. Año tras año llegan más de 20.000 personas para escuchar las actuaciones de artistas y bandas checas. Pero festival donde también hay espacio para bandas jóvenes y extranjeras. El Sázavafest de este año presentará bandas populares como Kryštof, Mirai, Chinaski, Dymytry, Jelen , Traktor, y Verona entre otras. Benátská! Benátská! es un festival que este año lleva el lema "de buen humor". Y en sus tres escenarios puedes escuchar lo mejor de la escena musical checa y eslovaca. Actuarán No Name, David Koller, Mirai, Richard Müller, Katar��na Knechtová, Portless, Sebastian , Jaromír Nohavica y Děda Mládek I.B. Siendo un festival al cual puedes ir también con la familia. Y que cuenta con un rico programa de acompañamiento. Lío pop

Este festival Pop Messe cumple su tercer año, y está dirigido a jóvenes de música multigénero. En el cual se conecta la música popular con la tecnología, las artes visuales y urbex. Y entre los artistas se encuentran, Young Fathers, Max Cooper, VTSS, Grove, Lankum , Sonic Boom o los japoneses Dos Monos. Brutal asalto Es uno de los principales festivales de heavy metal de Europa, y atrae a más de 20.000 visitantes cada año. siendo un festival con fuego ardiendo por todas partes, micrófonos rotos, guitarras y canciones de metal resonando en todos los rincones. Pero además puedes hacer un recorrido por la fortaleza de Josefov. Festival al cual llegarán las bandas Biohazard, Archspire, Deicide, Gatecreeper, Napalm Death, Nile, Trivium y Hypocrisy, entre otras. Picar espinas de Vizovic El tradicional festival de música de verano de la región de Zlín se inició en 1967. El de este año incluye dos escenarios principales. En los cuales actuarán bandas checas y eslovacas de todos los géneros durante dos días. Es un festival al que puedes ir en familia, donde los niños tienen sus programas especiales. Además puedes visitar las instalaciones de la licorería e inscribirte en el conocido concurso de comer empanadillas de ciruela. Llegarán las bandas Mirai, Fleret , Horkýže Slíže y Jarek Nohavica. Estos son todos los Festivales de música 2023 en la República Checa. Si quieres conocer más de ellos puedes visitar las web oficiales de cada uno de ellos, donde también puedes comprar tus entradas.

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Rekultivace

V průběhu několika desítek let těžba uhlí spolkla v severních Čechách řadu osad, vesnic i původní město Most. Některé povrchové doly a výsypky dosahují plochy až přes tisíc hektarů a hloubky až 200 metrů. Jen v osmdesátých letech se zde každý druhý rok přesunovalo takové množství zeminy a uhlí, které je srovnatelné s objemem hory Říp. V bývalých dolech je krajina obnažena do geologických vrstev starých desítky až stovky milionů let. Zásoba uhlí bude v polovině tohoto století vyčerpána. Nad severočeskou krajinou se vznáší otazník: Jak ji vzkřísit?

RNDr. Ivo Přikryl: Cílem rekultivace je území ozelenit, v tom starším pojetí to je zalesnit, vytvořit zemědělské plochy. V tom novém pojetí obnovit i jeho další funkce. V každém případě vytvořit krajinu, do které by se znovu vrátili lidé. Mohli by zde sportovat, houbařit, rybařit. Vyjít si na nedělní procházku.

Snahy o rekultivaci mrtvé krajiny na severu nejsou nové.

RNDr. Ivo Přikryl: Stojíme u okraje města Ležáky, u míst, kam byl přenesen kostel z města Most, který už neexistuje. Je to ukázka rekultivace pro městskou oblast. To, že je zdařilá, o tom svědčí i množství lidí a zvířat.

A takhle vypadá po několika letech rekultivovaná Střimická výsypka. Překvapilo nás, kolik zde žije zvěře - srnců, zajíců, prý i kanců. Proč? Krajina je opuštěná a nikdo zvěř neruší.

Tato část země trpí vážným nedostatkem vody: Zmizely odsud desítky potoků, řeky i Komořanské jezero. Kde dřív byly louky, vlhké pastviny a lesy udržující vláhu, tam jsou dnes výsypky, doly a suchá stepní krajina. Byl vážně narušen přirozený koloběh vody. Namísto vlhkého vzduchu stoupá vzhůru teplý a vysušuje například nově zasazené stromy. Také zalesnění Krušných hor je podmíněno obnovou vodního cyklu.

RNDr. Ivo Přikryl: V Podkrušnohoří začíná vznikat soustava velkých jezer v zatopených lomech. První vzniklo v Chabrovicích a další budou vznikat do poloviny století. Záleží na tom, jak lomy budou ukončovat svoji těžbu uhlí. Plocha, která byla postižena těžbou má tisíc km2, jedna třetina je přímo dotčena povrchovou těžbou.

Současný plán na rekultivaci krajiny počítá s vytvořením soustavy jezer a nemá svým rozsahem u nás ale ani jinde v Evropě obdoby. Nápady zasypávat dvousetmetrové důlní jámy či je naplňovat odpadem z celé republiky naštěstí neprošly. Budou se napouštět vodou z řek Bíliny i Ohře. Pak nebude nutné z odtěžených jam stále odčerpávat spodní vodu, která je kyselá a postupně by je zatopila. Vzniknou obrovské rezervoáry čisté vody. Představte si, že v jezeře ze zatopeného lomu o ploše 1000 hektarů a průměrné hloubce 30 metrů, bude vody jako v 40-50 rybnících Rožmberk.

Vítězslav Jungmann: Hloubka vodní plochy je nejvíc šedesát osm metrů, průměr šedesát. Čistota vody je zde pro potápěče nejlepší v republice. Viditelnost je pět šest metrů. Ještě ve čtyřiceti metrech potápěči nemusí používat baterky .

Rekultivace po těžbě probíhá ze zákona současně s těžbou, náklady na ni jsou zahrnuty v ceně uhlí. Pro rostliny, zvířata i lidi je důležité, aby se oživování krajiny zbytečně neprodlužovalo. Svými náměty a úsilím této oblasti zase vtisknout život a udělat z ní znovu krajinu kulturní, můžete napomoct i vy. Je paradoxní, že zatím se o ni zajímají víc lidé z jiných koutů Čech, než ti kteří v ní žijí.

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Rožmberk nad Vltavou, Czech republic by Frans Sellies Via Flickr:

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So in the year of our Lord 1572 the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania died without an heir which meant there was to be a great election to vote for a new king and the new royal dynasty. Members of royal families from all over Europe had come to Poland in 1573 to try their luck.

There was Henry of Valois - member of the French royal family, Stephen Báthory the Voivode of Transylvania, John III the King of Sweden, Ivan the Terrible the Tsar of all Russia and Archduke Ernest of Habsburg the son of the Holy Roman Emperor (the German one), King of Bohemia, Monarch of Several Other Countrie.

Now Ernest was represented by his father's loyal diplomat Vilém of Rožmberk - a Bohemian Lord. Now the Poles were at the time (and maybe still, don't know, didn't ask) very proud of who they were. They saw themselves as the descendants of the most powerful tribe there was and thought that they had gotten their language from them. Polish is - and back then was even more - similar to Czech in a lot of ways.

So when the Poles saw there was someone who understands their language they offered the crown to him instead. He refused as he was well aware that the other thing the Poles liked about him was that he was rich. Richest man in Bohemia besides the King. He also knew that taking the crown for himself would count as treason and as all of his estates were located in Bohemia he would lose them in an instant.

Henry of Valois ended up winning the election and ruled over Poland for about a year before sneaking out under the cover of the night back to France to become Henry III.

So in the year of our Lord 1575 new election of the King of Poland was held. Again, Archduke Ernest tried his luck. Again, he sent Vilém of Rožmberk. Again, the Poles offered the crown to him instead and again he refused.

This time the election was won by Stephen Báthory who ruled Poland until he died after which the Swedes took the crown anyway.

The end.

you know, it's always weird seeing people be like

"well in my language we don't have a gender neutral term so I'm going to refer to him as he/him, despite him being clearly non-binary"

cool story, however first: yes there is, enbys aren't just an english thing, do some research, and if somehow, there isn't? make one

second: YOU ARE SPEAKING ENGLISH RIGHT NOW. THIS ISN'T EVEN A "this is the internet, speak english" thing, it's a YOU ARE LITERALLY USING A LANGUAGE WHERE EVEN IF IN YOUR NATIVE ONE THERE ISN'T A NONBINARY PRONOUN, HERE? YEAH, THERE IS. IT'S REALLY SIMPLE TO USE

third: you can always apologize for misgendering someone or something, however it becomes an actual problem when you double down despite everyone correcting you.

...

this post is about hollow knight.

or could also be about any other thing really, seriously I see this shit in deltarune.

(had to stop watching a theorist after they kept doubling down on using he/him pronouns for kris lol)

post script: this is actually about a specific comment on a youtube video. but again this is so weirdly common place that it could be about anything

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Alisteria

[legend-collection]

White Lady

A White Lady (or woman in white) is a type of female ghost. She has long straight hair, typically dressed in a white dress or similar garment, reportedly seen in rural areas and associated with local legends of tragedy. White Lady legends are found in many countries around the world. Common to many of these legends is an accidental death, murder, or suicide, and the theme of loss, betrayal by a husband or fiancé, and unrequited love.

In popular medieval legend, a White Lady is fabled to appear by day as well as by night in a house in which a family member is soon to die. They also appear within photos just before or after death. According to The Nuttall Encyclopædia, these spirits were regarded as the ghosts of deceased ancestors.

Brazil

Called Dama Branca or Mulher de Branco in Portuguese, the Brazilian Lady in White is said to be the ghost of a young woman who died of childbirth or violent causes. According to legend, she appears as a pale woman in a long white dress or a sleeping gown. Although usually speechless, she will occasionally recount her misfortunes. The origins of the myth are not clear. Luís da Câmara Cascudo's Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro (Brazilian Folklore Dictionary) proposes that the ghost is related to the violent deaths of young white women who were murdered by their fathers or husbands in an "honor" killing. The most frequent reasons for these honor killings were adultery (actual or suspected), denial of sex, or abuse. Monteiro Lobato in his book Urupês describes a young woman starved to death by her husband because he suspected she was in love with a black slave and only gave her the stewed meat of his corpse for food.

Canada

A popular legend claims that the surroundings of the Montmorency Falls, near Quebec City, are haunted by a white lady. It is said to be the spirit of a young Canadienne woman whose soon-to-be husband was killed while fighting against the British in the battle of Beauport. The young couple allegedly used to meet near the top of the falls. Accordingly, the grieving woman is said to have chosen the site to end her life by throwing herself in the raging waters while wearing the wedding dress that she had recently ordered to be made. A smaller waterfall in the vicinity now bears the name Chute de la Dame Blanche (White Lady Waterfall) in reference to this legend.

Czechia

The best-known White Lady of the Czech Republic is the ghost of Perchta of Rožmberk at Rožmberk Castle. Perchta of Rožmberk (c. 1429–1476) was a daughter of an important Czech nobleman, Oldřich II of Rožmberk. She married another nobleman, Jan of Lichtenštejn (John of Liechtenstein) in 1449. The marriage was quite unhappy. One of the reasons might have been that Perchta's father had been reluctant to pay the agreed dowry. Legend has it that as her husband was dying, he asked for her forgiveness for his treatment of her. Perchta refused, and her husband cursed her. This is why she haunts his holdings, which include Český Krumlov Castle, where she has been seen most often. During her married life, Perchta wrote many letters to her father and brothers with colourful descriptions of her unhappy family life. Some 32 of these letters had been handed down. According to legends, this ghost was most apparent in the settlements of Rožmberk, Český Krumlov, Jindřichův Hradec, Třeboň and Telč. The story of White Lady is also included in the Ancient Bohemian Legends.

Estonia

The most famous white lady of Estonia is said to reside in Haapsalu Castle. According to the legend, a canon fell in love with her, so she hid in the castle disguised as a choir boy, but she was discovered when the Bishop of Ösel-Wiek visited Haapsalu and subsequently immured in the wall of the chapel for her crime. To this day, she is said to look out of the Baptistery's window and grieve for her beloved man. According to legend, she can be seen on clear August full-moon nights.

Germany

Stories of white lady ghosts are associated with residential castles of the Hohenzollern family.:

Two persons are supposed to be the historical basis of a ghost haunting the Plassenburg. According to legend, the countess Kunigunda of Orlamünde murdered her two children, because she believed, this could enable her to marry Albert of Nuremberg, who married Sophie von Henneberg († 1372) instead of her. She became a nun and died as an Abbes of the monastery Himmelskron. A white lady ghost is claimed to have appeared in 1486, 1540,1554 and 1677 as harbinger of misfortune. A variation of the tale holds that the white lady of the Plassenburg is the unfortunate widow Bertha of Rosenberg from Bohemia, overthrown by the heathen Perchta. A white lady ghost, said to be a harbinger of death and misfortune, was claimed to be seen in the Berliner Schloss in 1598 shortly before the death of John George of Brandenburg, and again in 1618, 1625, up until 1940. The castle is the residence of the kings of Prussia, and the stories associate the lady with several historical figures, most notably Anna Sydow, the paramour of Joachim II of Brandenburg (father of John George), who bore him two extramarital children. Sydow was imprisoned in the Spandau Citadel after Joachim's death by John George, despite his promise to care for her. She died in 1575 without regaining her freedom.

The castle of Düsseldorf is claimed to be haunted by a white lady. The castle was built in 1260 and demolished in 1896 with only an old tower remaining. According to legend, a duchess named Jakobine and her lover were murdered by her jealous husband. Her ghost was said to be seen before each of a series of fires that plagued the castle.

Burg Friedland in Brandenburg is claimed to be haunted by a white lady, supposedly the daughter of a baronet cursed by her father for not giving him an heir. According to the legend, her ghost haunts the castle and surrounding forests, strangling anyone who talks to her.

Burg Lahneck is the site of a legend of a white lady ghost claimed to be stalking the castle. It is said that the ghost is Idilia Dubb (the main character of a novel, The Diary of Miss Idilia).

There is a legend about an adulterous nobleman's wife in the civil parish of Batenhorst, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Westphalia. The legend originates from the time of the Thirty Years' War. According to the story, the nobleman encased her in the cellar of his manor Haus Aussel to assure she could not betray him while he went away to war, but he never returned, and her spirit supposedly haunts the premises forever afterwards. During recent renovations to the manor, workers found no human remains that might give factual basis to the legend.

According to legend a white lady haunts the remains of a monastery in the forest of the Uhlberg near to the famous Altmühltal with its limestone-underground and many potholes. Hungary

In Hungarian mythology, a white lady was the ghost of a girl or young woman that died violently; usually, young women who committed suicide, were murdered, or died while imprisoned. The ghost is usually bound to a specific location and is often identified as a specific person (i.e. Elizabeth Báthory ). Ireland

In Charles Fort (Ireland), there is the story of a white lady, the ghost of a young woman that died on her wedding night. Her death was a suicide which followed the death of her husband at the hand of her father.

People also report sightings of a female dubbed "The woman in the white dress" or "an bean bán" (The white woman) in an abandoned house next to the white river in Dunleer, Co. Louth

Japan

In Japanese folklore, the yūrei and onryō are frequently depicted as women with long black hair and white dresses. This is due to these spirits commonly appearing in the condition they died, and in Japanese culture, people are buried in white kimono. The depiction was cemented for the rest of the world by Japanese horror stories and films, such as The Ring or Ju-On.

Malta

The White Lady is the name of a female ghost that lives in Verdala Palace in the small forest of Buskett, Rabat, Malta.

Legend has it that many years ago, the niece of Grand Master de Rohan, was engaged to be married to a suitor whom she did not love. Her father told her that she must always do as her fiancé said. The wedding day was soon upcoming, but just before the ceremony, she committed suicide by jumping off a balcony. She was wearing her wedding gown when she died. This is why she is still known, to this day, as The White Lady. It is said that she haunts the Verdala Palace and many people who attend the August moon ball confirm that the apparition does appear in the palace.

According to another Maltese legend, the White Lady of Mdina was killed by her lover after being forced to marry another man. Many have claimed to see this spirit, always after eight o'clock in the evening. She usually appears to children under eight years old, heart-broken teenage boys, and elderly men. While she tells the children goodnight and bids them to return home, she advises the teenagers to "find another" or to join her and become a part of her "shadow" (her ghostly followers). She also attempts to lure elderly men into her "shadow".

Netherlands

Vrouwen in wit (plural of vrouw in wit), or "Witte Wieven" as these women are called in local dialects, are mythical creatures of Lower Saxon origin and so most known in the eastern and northern parts of the Netherlands. Sometimes referred to as witte joffers ('white maidens'), they can have a benevolent and malevolent nature. Often related with witches and/or ghosts, they show many similarities with the banshee, the fairy, and the elf. Understood as malevolent beings, they abduct or switch newborns, abduct women, and punish people who have mistreated them. As benevolent beings, they may aid in childbirth or offer good advice. Indeed, though the adjective wit means 'white,' it may originally refer to the Germanic word wid, related to English 'wit' and 'wise,' and so might be better understood as 'wise women,' as they are known in Germany, where they are connected to the Völva.

They are believed to dwell in tumuli, the Hunebedden and on the moors. Wisps of mist and fog banks are sometimes called witte wieven.

The Schinveldse Bossen forest is also home to another White Lady story. Archival evidence suggests that the forest was once home to a castle farm that was built in 1396. In the 17th century (estimated 1667), this site was burned down killing the daughter of Lord Lambert Reynart. This historical event has spawned a few variations on a White Lady ghost story based around the death of the woman who burned with the castle farm. The most common versions of the tale involve the woman having two fighting lovers or of the site being burned on her wedding day by a jealous nobleman. However, all versions claim that she now wanders the forest like a ghost in a long white dress, some saying she only appears at midnight, and others saying she only appears on nights of the full moon. The site of the former castle farm is referred to as Lammendam after the ghost who supposedly haunts the area. The term is a Dutch adaptation of the French "La Madame Blanche." It is now protected as a cultural-historical site.

In popular culture, Dutch singer Joep Rademakers mentions this ghost in his song: "t Sjilves Paradies". Dutch symphonic black metal band Carach Angren also has a full concept album dedicated to this version of The White Lady.

Philippines

White Ladies, indigenously known as kaperosa, are popular ghost story topics in the Philippines. White Ladies are often used to convey horror and mystery to young children for storytelling. Sightings of White Ladies are common around the country. The most prominent one is the White Lady of Balete Drive in Quezon City. It is said that it is the ghost of a long-haired woman in a white dress who, according to legend, died in a car accident while driving along Balete Drive. Most stories about her were told by taxi drivers doing the graveyard shift, such as when a taxi crosses Balete Drive, and a stunning woman is asking for a ride. The cabbie then looks behind and sees the woman's face was full of blood and bruises, causing him to abandon his taxi in terror.

In other instances, it is said that when solitary people drive on that street in the early morning, they briefly see the face of a white-clad woman in the rear-view mirror before she quickly disappears. Some accidents on this road are blamed on apparitions of the White Lady.

Many sources have said a reporter manufactured this legend in the 1950s as a combination of multiple stories from the area. Russia

"The Maidens of Uley" is an East Siberian legend of the west Buryad people from the village of Ulei (or Ungin), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The legend tells about a young lady, Bulzhuuhai Duuhai, who did not want to marry. She kept running away from her husband, who treated her disrespectfully and locked her in a black yurt, instead of a traditional white one. Bulzhuuhai then hanged herself in a barn after singing and dancing at someone else's wedding for eight days and eight nights, feeling unwanted and unloved. After her death, she became a "zayan" (spirit). She joined other spirit maidens (some 350 of them), who haunt fiancés on their wedding day, bewitching them with their beauty and dragging them to the netherworld. Serbia

In the village of Koprivica near Zaječar there is a legend about a ghost of a woman in a wedding dress that walks around at night scaring people. This ghost is most commonly referred to as the Dead Woman in White (Serbian cyrillic: Мртва Жена у Белом). There are two stories about the death of this woman: The first states that she died in the 70s in a car accident while going on her honeymoon while the second states that she hung herself after her fiancé left her right before their wedding. She is apparently also seen stopping cars on the road between Bor and Zaječar. In august 2011, two brothers from Bor, inspired by the legend of the Woman in White, decided to prank drivers on the road towards Zaječar by having one of them put on a wedding dress and approach drivers while the other filmed it. The incident was reported to the police who managed to identify the brothers however they couldn't be charged with anything since they technically didn't break any laws.

Switzerland

A popular legend has been associated for centuries with the ruins of Rouelbeau Castle in today's municipality of Meinier in the canton of Geneva. It centers around a woman without a name, supposedly the first wife of the knight Humbert de Choulex, under whose leadership the castle was constructed in a swampy area at the beginning of the 14th century. He reportedly repudiated her when she did not give birth to a son. The ghost has been linked to the disappearance of people and deaths from unexplained causes. It is unclear whether such supposed appearances occurred rather during moonless nights or full moon. However, it is undisputed that Christmas Eve is said to be her preferred timing. On some occasions, the whole castle and its former inhabitants were reportedly resurrected in its old glory for the night. La Dame Blanche herself is rumoured to be of striking beauty and wearing a diadem. Chemin de la Dame Blanche with the ruins of the castle to the left behind the trees

In a version from 1870, which was published in 1902, a certain Jean Bahut told the story that he went out to the castle ruins on Christmas Eve as a sixteen-year-old during the French occupation of Geneva at the beginning of the 19th century to shoot some animals for dinner with his widowed and impoverished mother. He was hit by an ice-cold breath of air, which made him shudder, his blood clot and his hair stand on end. In the darkness, a white shadow came out of the tower uttering hollow groans. It touched him and disappeared. The young man tried to flee but could not lift his feet from the ground. While the White Lady rewarded his commitment to his mother with a treasure of gold and silver, she punished his wealthy and greedy relative one year later in a deadly way by tricking and locking him into the vaults.

A dirt road through the fields next to the ruins is named Chemin de la Dame Blanche. In addition, a street about one kilometer to the North of the ruins bears the name Chemin de la Dame, a bus stop at its junction with the main street is called Vésenaz, La Dame. Some two and a half kilometers to the South in the municipality of Vandœuvres another street is named Chemin de la Blanche. The neighbouring municipality of Choulex still bears the name of the family, whose lineage Humbert as the first lord of the castle was from and which was first mentioned in a document almost nine hundred years ago.

In late September 2019, the Geneva Chamber Orchestra performed a series of five concerts in the inner court of the castle ruins. The collaboration by four Geneva-born and/or -based artists, included a video installation and was titled Qui a Peur de la Dame Blanche?:

"Who is afraid of the White Lady?"

Thailand

In Thailand, there is a story of teenagers going into a deserted house in Thawi Watthana, suburban Bangkok to look for ghosts and afterward died from accidents. In each case, witnesses claim to have seen a mysterious long hair woman in a white dress. A medium claimed that this was a vengeful spirit named "Dao" or "Deuan".

England

Thirteen tales within England also suggest that the White Lady may be a victim of murder or suicide who died before she could tell anyone the location of some hidden treasure. Around 2019, the castle of Blenkinsopp in Northumberland was occupied by a family. One night the parents woke to their boy screaming, "The White Lady!" By the time they arrived at his bedside, she had vanished. However, the boy reported that the lady had been angry and tried to take him away after he refused to accompany her to a box of gold buried in the vaults below. She could not rest while it was there. The same events took place the following three nights. When the child began sleeping with his parents, the White Lady no longer disturbed him, but he never again traveled through the castle alone for fear of her.

The White Lady (also known as the "Running Lady") of Beeford, East Yorkshire resides on the "Beeford Straight," a stretch of road between Beeford and Brandesburton. Motorists have reported her apparition running across the Beeford Straight toward the junction of North Frodingham. Anecdotal tales also report a motorcyclist picking up a female hitchhiker on the same stretch of road. A few miles later, the motorcyclist, upon turning around, noticed the passenger had vanished. In one instance, a car crashed into a tree, killing 6 people. It is rumored to be the white lady's curse.

In another story, a White Lady is seen retracing her steps; she was said to have jumped off the Portchester Castle while trying to retrieve her fallen child. Her spirit is said to haunt the castle.

An old ballad is sung about a ghost, that is haunting Okehampton Castle: "My Ladye hath a sable coach, with horses two an four. My Ladye hath a gaunt blood-hound, that goeth before. My Ladye's coach hath nodding plumes,the driver hath no head. My Ladye is an ashen white – as one who is long dead."This lady is said to be a Howard-lady of the 17th century, who has murdered several husbands and children of hers. Her curse is to collect grassblades in the castle ruins until the end of time. No historical event or person could be found to correlate.

The ghost of a Pomeroy-lady called Matilda (also called Margaret) is told to haunt Berry Pomeroy Castle (near to Totnes in Devon) as a harbinger of death to everyone to see her in the dungeon of the St.Margaret-tower. Matilda is said to have been starved to death by her sister in that dungeon. Edward Montague created a novel titled "The Castle of Berry Pomeroy".

Wales

In Welsh tradition, Y Ladi Wen (The White Lady) or Dynes Mewn Gwyn (Woman in white) is a common apparition in the Celtic Mythology of Wales. Dressed in white, and most common at Calan Gaeaf (the Welsh Halloween), she was often evoked to warn children about bad behaviour. Y Ladi Wen is characterized in various ways including being a terrifying ghost who may ask for help if you speak to her.

Y Ladi Wen is also associated with restless spirits guarding hidden treasures, with perhaps the best-known example of this at Ogmore, Bridgend. The Ogmore apparition story is also noteworthy for containing many of the archetypal aspects common to such Celtic and Welsh stories, including a hidden cauldron, changing physical characteristics, and a chastising morality. Here, a spirit was long said to wander the area until a man finally approached her. When such a man eventually did so, the spirit led him to a treasure (a cauldron filled with gold) hidden under a heavy stone within the old tower of Ogmore Castle and allowed the man to take half the treasure for himself. However, the man later returned and took more of the treasure. This angered the spirit, who, with her fingers turning into claws, attacked the man as he returned home. The man became gravely ill but only died once he had confessed his greed. After that, an ailment known as Y Ladi Wen's revenge was said to befall any person who died before disclosing hidden treasure.

Welsh Topography inspired by sightings and tales of Y Ladi Wen can be found throughout Wales. The village of Ewenny has both a White Lady's Meadow and White Lady's Lane, and St Athan also has a tradition of Y Ladi Wen.

United States of America

A White Lady is said to haunt Durand-Eastman Park in Rochester, New York. Also known as the Lady in the Lake, the 19th-century White Lady wanders the park area, obsessively looking for her daughter's body. The latter was slain by a boyfriend or group of hoodlums, depending on the story you hear. Legend has it that the human White Lady either killed herself in grief, or died alone and heartbroken.

"The Lady in White" or the "White Lady of Avenel" is the most commonly reported apparition at Avenel (Bedford, Virginia). The apparition is thought to be Mary Frances "Fran" Burwell, of the Burwell family of Virginia. "The legend has it that she stayed on the front porch waiting for her husband to come home from the Civil War, but he never did," says Adam Stupin, founder of SouthWest Virginia Ghost Hunters.

"The Ghostly Sphinx of Metedeconk" by Stephen Crane recounts the tale of a White Lady whose lover was drowned in 1815. Union Cemetery at early night

Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut has reported sightings of a white lady since the late 1940s, said to haunt the nearby Stepney Cemetery in Monroe, Connecticut.

In Altoona, Pennsylvania she is known as the White Lady of Whopsy. Her ghost is said to haunt Wopsononock Mountain and Buckhorn Mountain in the western part of Altoona. It's said that she and her husband had an ill-fated crash over what's known as Devil's Elbow as you head into the city itself where both of them tumbled over the side of the mountain. According to legend, she is seen looking for her husband on foggy nights, has been picked up as a hitchhiker, and her reflection is not seen in the mirror, but she always disappears around Devil's Elbow.

In Yermo, California at the Calico Ghost Town, author Lorin Morgan-Richards is said to have seen the ghost of a White Lady up close while it roamed the outskirts of town and he wrote about it in detail in his book Welsh in the Old West.

In Fremont, California there are 2 instances of the White Lady Legend. One known as the White Witch and the other simply known as the Prom Dress Girl. Both legends have ghost sightings in the Niles Canyon Area. The White Witch story is about a woman named Lowerey. She was one of the first people in the area killed in an horse carriage accident in the early 20th century. People claim to have seen her in a cemetery in the area with strange lights. Local legend says you can see her walking the ridge between the Niles Hollywood-style sign and the canyon. The Prom Dress Girl story is about a high school girl who gets in a car accident on February 26th somewhere around in the late 20th century. Sightings of her claim she wears a white prom dress and tries to hitch a ride from passing by vehicles on the route 84 highway between Fremont, California and Sunol, California.

In Dallas, Texas at White Rock Lake Park, it is reported that the ghost of a twenty-year-old looking girl, known as "The Lady of White Rock Lake" described as wearing a water-soaked 1930s evening dress, who usually appears at night along the roadside of East Lawther Drive. Witnesses claim the phantom asks to be taken to her home on Gaston Avenue in Dallas before disappearing in the car during the ride and leaving behind a waterlogged car seat. Legend claims the woman to be a drowning victim from a boating accident in the 1930s. Reports of the ghostly encounters were published in Dallas-area newspapers in the 1960s.

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Rekla bih da nema spojlera ni za šta. Sigurna sam da ima slovnih grešaka, ali malo me mrzi da ispravljam (kad sam pola dana provela tako što sam vezla glupu lavandu na parčetu tkanine). Svejedno, ima par reči koje su malo teže za čitanje i stil je malo drugačiji nego obično jer nisam navikla da pišem kratke stvari poput ovoga, ali rekla bih da je ok [MadaMeniSeČiniMaloNeshvatljivo:)]. Možda je malo cringe na kraju, ne znam zašto, ali kao, narod sa Enora (3.kontinet) dosta veruje svojim svetajama i svetajima (svetice i sveci), jer kao oni imaju veći običaj da samo dođu i bacaju čudesne magične događaje da pokažu svom narodu da će sve da bude ok, bez obzira na to koliko su stvari zajebane. Ali naravno, demon, Rožmberk dok je bio čovek, je živeo tako da mu se sveci baš i ne pokazuju i samo u jednom kratkom periodu života (piše tu negde dole) je bio spojen sa njima. Also, ovo se dešava u preiodu pre nego što je kontinet Enor postao sav jeziv i čudan i nepristupačan kakvog ga vidi ostatak sveta. 

********OVO NIJE SPOJLER, zato što je očigledno: Na indirektan način sam rekla da je Sudbina kriva (na kraju, BašJeKurvaMrzimJe).*********************

Zvali su ga Gubavi Rož. Nikada nije razumeo zašto, nije hteo da razume. Živeo je samo sa majkom, ona je bila najbolja žena za koju je znao, za koju iko može da zna.

   Za razliku od ostalih koji su bili proglašeni gubavim, Rožmberkova mana se nije isticala; na prvi pogled. Ipak, ako bi iko razmenio sa njim barem dve reči znao bi da nešto nije u redu. Rožmberk je bio pametan dečak, ali imao je problema sa vidom; nije bio slep, ali istovremeno ponekada ništa nije video. Njegova majka se trudila da mu pomogne oko problema, ali uzalud je trošila novac i uzalud ga je vodila da se moli mnogim svetajama i svetajima, bili oni poznatog imena ili ne. Niko nije mogao da mu pomogne.

   Dane je obično provodio u luci, toga se najbolje seća, miris soli i barem jedan glas koji na njega više da je slep. Njegova majka je tu radila, a posle posla bi samo sedela i gledala u more, kao da pod vodom može da vidi naduveno telo muškarca kog Rožmberk u životu nije video. To telo je već odavno ništa, a i svejedno ga ne bi videla u vodi glizu luke, Rožmberkov otac je umro daleko od obale. Iako je bio premali, nije mogao da razume zašto bi iko izabrao da umesto čvrste zemlje pod nogama ima slabašne daske, mada možda je tako mislio zbog svog bednog vida.

   Dobro su živeli, malo tužno, ali kako su stanovnici sela uvek govorili – život je tužan. Posle nekog vremena, Rožmberk je primetio da se svakim danom kraće zadržavaju u luci, posle majčinog posla. Hteo je da pita, ali nije, nikada nije bio dovoljno hrabar da pita svoju majku išta.

  Odgovor je jednog dana sam došao na vrata, mladić, bio je sigurno nekoliko godina mlađi od njegove majke, ali u trenucima kada Rožmberk nije mogao da vidi apsolutno ništa, mogao je da čuje koliko srećno zvuči glas njegove majke i to mu je bilo dovoljno da dopusti novom čoveku da se približi. Nikada nije zaista u potpunosti video odvažno lice, ali pamtio je kako ga po obrazu grebu čekinje brade svaki put kada bi ga dobroćudni čovek zagrlio, zvao se Ašilj, bio je dovoljno jak da podigne bilo šta što bi Rožmberk pokazao i bio je dovoljno hrabar da se osmehne ljudima koji bi mu zapretili. Uvek je mirisao na so, na vlažan vazduh mora, uvek je pričao o svojim potragama za morskim nemanima i o svojim borbama sa morskim razbojnicima. Skoro je izazvao želju za morem u Rožmberku.

   Mir nije trajao dugo, Ašiljove oči su sijale dobroćudno, ali on nije bio takav. Njegov veseli glas je svakim danom postajao sve grublji. Majka je postajala tužnija i ponekad bi se zadržali u luci sve dok ne postane hladno samo da bi se što pre vratili kući. Ako je verovati majčinim rečima, Ašilj je imao osamnaest godina, što je triaest godina više od Rožmberka. Sav novac, i svoj sopstveni i njihov je trošio na piće, i čudne žene zbog kojih je majka uvek plakala, ili urlala. Plašio se majčinog urlanja i lako se odaljio od Ašilja koji se vrlo brzo pridružio ljudima i koristio nadimak Gubavi Rož.

   Večerali su u tišini, još nekoliko meseci i Rožmberk će napuniti šest godina, biće dovoljno star da pohađa nastavu i da ga još više ljudi naziva pogrbnim nadimkom. Nije ni počeo da jede, kašika mu je pred očima bila mutna, zbog toga je obično gubio apetit i dok je Ašilj još bio pristojan, nekako bi uspeo da se najede, čak i kada ništa ne bi video. Stisao je dršku kašike i čuo se udarac o drvo.

   Besni, skoro urlik je naterao Rožmberka da skočio od stola. Nalazio se kod dovratka i odjednom mu je vid bio dovoljno jasan. Ašilj je ustao od stola i udario majku, koja se samo tiho pobunila i malo sklonila od stola. Izgledala je krhko, kao od porcelana i Rožmberk je samo čekao da vidi kako se slama. Razrogačenih očiju je gledao pesnice, njegova majka je ležala na podu, a Ašilj se nadvio nad njom, urlao je nešto, psovao je. Ovo nije bio prvi put da se uplašio, ali jeste bio prvi put kada mu je srce stalo, kada su tamne Ašiljove oči pale na njegove, bledunjave, jadne.

   Ašilj je izgledao kao neka zlohuda planina, žustrim korakom se približavao i Rožmberk je očekivao svoj kraj. Ali ogromni lovac na nemani je samo prošao pored i za sobom zalupio vrata dovoljno jako da jedna lepa slika padne sa zida i polomi se, dovoljno jako da tišina zavlada i jedino što je ometa bude tih majčin plač. Sada ništa nije video, ali pokušao je da zapamti koliko su jarke boje bile i koliko je jasno video svaki detalj, svaki ožiljak na stolu, svaku mrvicu hleba na stolu i sve što štrči iz tepiha previše starog.

   Nije znao da li da bude zahvalan na tome što više ništa ne vidi, polako je napipao svoj put do nečega što je u prostoru osećao šćućurenu loptu na zemlji. Bila je toliko mala i krhka i plašio se da se slomila. Sagnuo se i ruke grube od prekomernog rada su ga zgrabile zbog čega je vrisnuo.

   Par dana pošto je Ašilj otišao je sve bilo mirno. Majka je naravno dosta često plakala, plašio se da priča sa njom, ili da je glada i bio je zahvalan na tome što mu je vid tih dana bio pogotovo veliko sranje. Bilo je mirno Ašilj se nije vraćao, nikada se neće vratiti, ali to majku nije usrećilo, često bi je uhvatio kako sedi za stolom, zgrbljena nad nekom hartijom. U hodniku su i dalje bile Ašiljove iznošene čizme, odvratno su smrdele, ali kada je Rožmberk pokušao da ih iznese, majka je zaurlala dovoljno glasno da mu nešto proleti kroz kičmu. Izudarala ga je i čitava dva dana posle toga nije ništa video.

   Jedne večeri, dok su sedeli u tišini i čekali da se hrana malo ohladi da bi jeli, neko je došao, razbio je vrata. Da li je to Ašilj? Ne, više ljudi, bili su mešine mišića u mraku, bili su snažne gute života u porećenju sa majkom.

   Drali su se, na majku, pretili su, pokazivali su joj nekakav papir i pretili su. Ona je ćutala sve vreme, osećao je da ih gleda, ali nije znao kako je to uspevala, kako je bila dovoljno hrabra. Morala je da povije vrat da bi pogledala ogromnim ljudima u oštra lica.

   Izbacili su ih na ulicu.

   Nije bilo dozvoljeno da išta uzmu iz kuće i majka je tiho plakala dok su šetali mokrim ulicama. Pre koliko je padala kiša; da, tri sata? Ne seća se tačno, ali u ušima mu je i dalje zvonilo dobovanje kapi o prozore. Šta će da rade kada ponovo padne kiša? Znao je da ne smeju da se vrate. Nemaju dom, nemaju ništa. Tada nije razumeo, ali posle mu je nekako došlo da je Ašilj bio odgovoran. Potrošio je sav njihov novac, sve što su imali je izgubio, i sada je neko nepoznat to posedovao. Da li su oni ljudi uživali u vreloj supi koju su im ostavili na stolu jer nisu imali vremena ni da se najedu kada su ih izbacili?

   Kao da se neko smejao dok ih gleda kako pate. Raširila se bolest, kao šapat kroz pećinu. Ulice su smrdele gore nego Ašiljove čizme, čiji je lik, od one noći kada je sve jasno video, Rožmberk upamtio bolje nego ikada pre. U trenucima kada ništa nije video, Rožmberk je mogao da oseti da po ulicama leže neke mešine i da nije bilo trenutaka kada je nešto iole video, verovatno bio podlegao iskušenju da dotakne jednu mešinu i vidi šta je. Bili su to ljudi, mrtvi ljudi, mračni kao zemlja koju je Rožmberk video. Nije bilo dovoljno radnika koji bi sakupljali tela i nosili ih na spaljivanje da se bolest ne širi.

   Majka je dobila otkaz, dosta ranije, pre bolesti.

   Dobro, ona može da sakuplja tela. Pre nego što mu je rekla da joj se ne približava, osetio je da nešto nije u redu. Nešto u majci, nešto svetlo, nešto što svako živo biće ima, je postajalo sve bleđe. Gasilo se. Majka umire? Da li su je leševi zarazili? Ali rekla je da pazi, u trenucima pre nego što bi otišla i ostavila Rožmberka potpuno samog, u mraku, da je čeka da se vrati kasno uveče. Imala je lošu opremu, nije pazila. Sada je mogao da oseti kako se muči i kako umire i kao da se nešto zlo smešilo, vid mu je bio dovoljno dobar da je gleda.

   Lice mu je bilo bezizražajno, bili su premešteni u neku čudnu građevinu gde su bauljali ljudi sačinjeni od kostiju i kože. Bauljali su kao Rožmberk kada ništa nije video, ali on se navikao, a oni nisu. Oni će da umru, a on neće. Gledao je ljude, stare i mlade, muškarce i žene, izgledali su isto. Ličili su na njegovu majku i ona je ličila na njih. Okruživali su Rožmberka kao neka čudna voda. Pokušavao je da se drži dalje od pegavih ljudi koji iskašljavaju krv pre nego što umiru. Čuja je koža tanka poput paučine i pegava. Čiju su udovi slabašni i kosti staklene tako da se slamaju dok oni hodaju. Ali ipak nastavljaju da hodaju, i duboko dahću jer im je teško da dišu zbog sluzi u plućima i bola koji prouzrokuje disanje.

   Sve je bilo manjedoktora. Majka je sve više ličila na ljude oko sebe. Jedan dan je video nekog čoveka, jedva ga je prepoznao, bio je to majčin prijatelj. Ali nije bio Rožmberkov prijatelj, taj čovek ga je zvao onim glupim nadimkom i smejao mu se dok su ga drug adeca maltretirala u trenucima kada su mu čitav svet predstaljale svetloplave svetleće gute ljuvih bića i crna okolina.

   Bilo mu je drago kada je video da majčin prijatelj i njegov neprijatelj umire u bolu.

   Sedeo je u stoličici koju su mu doneli vidari, nije mu bilo dozvoljeno da se odvaja od majčine postelje. Gledao je debele jastuke, tamne, ispod majčinih očliju. Čudne pege na njenim rukama i svaku i najmanju venu koja se videla ispod tanke kože. Samo običan dodir bi je ranio. Neki delovi tela su joj bili uvijeni u zavoje koji su smrdeli na crkotinu, na buđ. Kao da njegova majka truli živa. Nagnuo se ka njoj jer je osetio da ga traži pogledom. Da li majka vidi, odnosno ne vidi ono što on vidi?

   Svetloplava svetlost je skoro nestala, hteo je da ode. Majka se više ne pomera. Ne diše. Umrla je tiho, za razliku od ostalih.

   Skoro je vrisnuo kada su ga tanki koštani prsti zgrabili za kragnu, za vrat. Učinilo mu se da su dugi prsti kandže i da će mu iseći kožu na vratu, ali nisu bili. Razrogačenih očiju je gledao u znojavo lice svoje majke. Da li je to majka ili neki zalutali čovek koji samo što nije umro?

   „Rožmberk“, glas oličenje sablasti, škripanje vazduha kroz mrtvo grlo, „Obećaj mi... naći, ćeš, Ašilja. Ubićeš. Ga. Osvetićeš. Se... nateraj... ga... da...“ Skoro je vrisnuo, kandže od prstiju obmotane oko njegove kragne, oko njegovog grla, u čvrstom stisku. „Pati.“, poslednja reč.

   Klimnuo je glavom onoliko koliko su mu stisnute šake to dozvolile. Pokušao je da se reši stiska, ali kada nije uspeo skoro je zacičao. Ako ga vidari nađu, ubiće ga. ovo će im biti izgovor. Ali osećao je, znao je da se nije zarazio, čak ni sada.

   Čulo se suvo krckanje kada se odvojio od majke, zgrčene u beskonačnoj patnji izazavanoj bolom i tugom, a ne bolešću. Morao je da joj slomi prste da bi se oslobodio stiska i potrčao daleko odatle. Spaliće joj telo. Ali, njegovo obećanje ostaje.

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Narednih trinaest godina je proveo na ulici. Primili su ga sveštenici pod svoje, u jednom trenutku. Govorili su da će svetaje i svetaji uvek biti milosrdni, ali Rožmberk nije verovao, nije hteo da veruje jer je osetio nešto drugo. Navikao se na mračni svet, naučio je da iz mraka izdvaja lica, gleda pomno. Traži, poput životinje ono jedno poznato, izgrebano vetrom sa pučine, okruženo presuvom kosom koja miriše na so.

   Čistio je crkvu, to je bilo njegovo zaduženje. Ova crkva je bila sagrađena par godina pošto je bolest iščezla – što znači da je bila sačinjena od kosti. Bila je bela kao sneg, bila je glatka i čista. U grlu je osećao miris pepela svaki put kada se kretao kroz nju, ali kada je o tome pričao sa bilo kim ko je bio rad da ga sasluša nikada nije našao nekoga ko deli mišljenje sa njim. To ga je u početku plašilo, ali navikao se. Na sve se navikao. Uvek se navikne.

   Svakog dana je slušao istu priču predstavnika raznih svetaja i svetaji čija imena nije pamtio. Sveštenik Bžel, on je uvek pričao, njegov mladi glas monoton i prazan kao da ni sam nije verovao u ono što priča. Pričao je o Lvholjev'iščuzgi gde će svako da dobije ono što zaslužuje. Koliko se seća iz priča ljudi koji su barem jednom otputovali do Dela ili Kibeje, ljudi odatle su svet duša zvali Katef. Lično, Rožmberk je više voleo naziv koji su koristili Delčani i Kibejčani, ali pored tog naziva i čaja ništa ga nije privlačilo ka druga dva kontineta. Kao ni većinu ljudi odavde.

   Ostao je do kasno uveče, mogao je da čuje Bželov glas kako odzvanja u dalekim hodnicima. Nije mogao da podnese Bžela, jer kao što je to odavao svojom monotonom pričom, nije ga bilo briga za to što misle cenjene svetaje i svetaji, ali takođe nije hteo da ih neko poput Bžela omalovažava. Kada se uverio da je sam i da ga vide uvek budene oči svetaja i svetaji, prišao je jednom zabačenom uglu. Iz tajne pregrade u podu je izvadio kutiju, a iz kutije dugo zlatno sečivo. Nabavio je to sečivo onih dana kada je bolje video, mislio je da će zlato sijati čak i kada on ne vidi, ali nije bilo tako. Nikada nije tako. Ipak, sečivo je dobro koristilo, uvek oštro, zakrivljeno. Savršeno. Odmerio je poznatu težinu svoje zlatne sablje tako što je u šaci nekoliko puta zavrteo dršku.

   Zaputio se ka hodnicima, duboko ispod crkve, gde je Bžel već sigurno sa sebe strgao vunenu odeću sveštenika. Nekako, kada nije osećao mržnju, Rožmberk bi se pitao kako li bi bilo da on obuče odeždu, da stoji pred ljudima i priča im o tome da ih uvek štiti Čeželj, svetaj koji je pomagao prilikom borbe, činio da žetva bude laka, dogovarao se sa nemirnim mrima da se smire na dovoljno vremena da moreplovci dođu svojim kućama. Bžel je retko pominjao Čeželja, ili bilo koga sličnog. Nije poštovao. Nije voleo.

   Rožmberk je brzo došao do hodnika u kom je bio Bžel. Video je sveštenika, pozvao ga je, čuvao je sablju sakrivenu iza noge, svestan da Bžel nije učinio ništa da osvetli hodnik. Mrak je. Rožmberk živi u mraku. Lagano se osmehnuo.

   Bžel nije ni vrisnuo. Malo njegove krvi je prsnulo na Rožmberkovo lice, zbog čega je on prezrivo frknuo. Telo je jednim pokretom bilo poprilično unakaženo. Rožmberk nije ni tepnuo, loše je video danas, ali mogao je da oseti tačno kako izgleda Bželovo telo. I nije mu bilo žao. Sagnuo se, obrisao je zlatno sečivo o vunenu odoru, okrenuo se ka telu čoveka koji ne bi uputio poštovanje ni Sabasnom Kosaču, a kamo li nekome drugom.

   Bžel ga je podsećao na Ašilja.

   Obukao je odeću spremljenu u maloj sobi u kojoj bi Bžel provodio noći. U malom ormaru, napravljenom da bude deo koštanog zida je našao odeću. Vratio se do dvorane, seo je pred oltar i gledao blaga lica svetaji i svetaja, nisu izgledali kao da ga osuđuju, ali nisu izgledali ni kao da ga podržavaju. Zbog toga se namrštio. Sakrio je sablju pod odećom.

   Skoro je zaspao kada su ga koraci prenuli u stvarnost. Podigao je glavu, video je ženu kako se približava. Nosila je odeću sačinjenu od gomile spojenih krpa. Takvu odeću je on nosio kada je majka bila živa. Takvu odeću je nosio svaki put osim kada je bio u ckrvi. Namestio je pletenu tkaninu pod debelom vunom i ustao, očekivalo se da on ustane pre nego što žena stigne fo njega. Blago se osmehnuo, prepoznao je ženu po zvuku koraka. Ona je svakodnevno dolazila.

   Pre nego što je stigla da pita očigledno rekao je: „Ja sam vid žrtvovao da bi svetaje i svetaji videli kroz moje oči. Šapatom im prenosim šta ljudi govore ovde, danas se Bžel nije osećao dobro i zamolio sam ga da se odmori, zbog čega je on mene obavezao da obavljam svete dužnosti.“ Nije bio siguran ni da li samom sebi veruje, žena je samo klimnula glavom.

   Otišli su da se mole, za moreplovce, od kojih je jedan bio i ženin muž. Ona je tiho ispričala da je njen muž dobio posao kod nekog čoveka koji se bavi lovom na nemani. Zbog toga je Rožmberk zamalo isukao sablju, slušao je kapetanu, i u njemu pronalazio Ašilja, iako to možda nije Ašilj, naći će ga. Poslaće ga u Lvholjev'iščuzgi, ili u Katef ili kako god iko naziva svet duša, a ako treba lično će da ga odnese u koram, pred noge bilo koga ko je voljan da kazni kako dolikuje.

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Već sledećeg dana je našao ljude koji bi ga primili na svoj brod, bez obzira na vid. Platio je dobro, ubio je nekoliko njih tako da je kapetan morao da prihvati bilo kakvu posadu. Niko nije znao da je on ubio. Niko nikada neće znati.

   Bilo mu je muka od mirisa soli i grozne hrane koju su imali na brodu. Ipak, iz nekog razloga, ljudi su voleli more, voleli su gomile i gomile plave tkanine koja se mrška i pokreće i od koje ih deli samo nekoliko dasaka. Naslonio se na ogradu i gledao ka horizontu. Plavo. Plavo nebo, plavo more. Ali nebo postaje modro, crveno, boje se smenjuju dok zalazi sunce, a more samo postaje crno, kao leševi bolesnih. Kao majka kada su je spalili. Gledao je iz daleka. Napao je vidare koji su hteli da iskoriste bolest kao izgovor da ga ubiju jer mu je vid, odnosno slepilo, bilo falinka.

   Daske po njegovim nogama su siktale dok je hodao ka potpalublju, da se skloni od mraka kao normalni ljudi. Ne plaši se mraka.

   Živi u mraku.

   Proveli su previše vremena na moru, petnaestak meseci. Navikao se da daske sikću i ciče dok hoda. Da voda crni kada zalazi sunce, da nebo izgleda modro kao majka pošto je Ašilj prebije. Navikao se da je hrana odvratna i da će ljudi da umru od gladi ili neke bolesti. Ili da će samo da padnu u vodu posle nekog vremena.

   Došao je do mesta kapetana. Nikoga nije ubio tokom puta. Vetar mu je pevušio na uši majčine isprekidane reči. Godinama je od tih reči ispeo čitavu zakletvu, sastavio je sve što je hteo da učini Ašilju kada ga nađe. Bio je spreman da nabroji tačno koliko kurvi je Ašilj dovodio i koliko pića bi pobio pre nego što bi nešto razbio. Besno je gledao u plavo, čekao je da se boje izmene kao i svako jutro i svako veče. Video je. Ivice sveta u koji gleda su bile crne, mrtve. Mrak. Ali pred sobom je video, jedra – belo. Ašiljov brod? I ako nije, moraju da se približe, fali im hrane, a sudeći po smeru u kom se kreće brod pred njima, dolazi sa nekog od ostrva, imaju hrane napretek. Izdao je naređenja gladnoj posadi i još se i sam uključio. Brzo su stigli do broda. Kako su se primicali tako je bolje video. Uvek bolje vidi kada će nešto loše da se desi, kao da, ko god da ga je osudio na slepilo i vid želi da dokaže da je život tužan. Bolje je da ostane u mraku. Neka sve bude mrak.

   Pre nego što su spojili brodove, da mogu da razmene dobra i neophodno. Rožmberk je prepoznao lice. Starije je sada, oštrije, ali jeste. Brada je duža, nije više običan skup bednih čekinja. Ramena su šira, mišići malčice veći. Tamne oči gladne, bedne. Sijaju. Mrzi ih. Mrzi. Majčin glas mu pevuši u ušima, kroz vetar. Gleda kožu grubu od slanog vazduha, lice čvrsto do strahota mora. Koliko li je različitih nemani uhvatio dokom godina? Majka obećava. Sjajne oči se sreću sa njim i ponovo ima pet godina, majka leži, plače, prebijena, unakažena za bilo koga drugog. Ašilj ga gleda, prolazi pored.

   Ašilj ga nije prepoznao. Ili nije hteo da ga prepozna. Pročulo se. Dečak – čovek – zlatne sablje, uništava sela. Ubija ljude i krive i nedužne. Govori da pomaže Čeželju. Ne zna kome pomaže. Besan je. Mrzi. Uvek više. Šta god da uradi, samo je besniji, samo više mrzi. Čekao je. Tražio je. Na sebi umesto kapetanovog ogrtača nosi deo odore sveštenika, belu vunu, čvrstu, umirujuću.

   Nije miran. Nema mraka. Ali navikao se na mrak.

   Ako bi Ašilj i prepoznao lice na kome se vidi bes, prepoznao bi ga sa plakata, sa poternica. Uplašio bi se čoveka sa zlatnom sabljom. Uplašio bi se, zato što čovek sa zlatnom sabljom nije do sada bio poražen, i nosi ožiljke neuspešne odbrane svog neprijatelja. Koža mu je preplanula od sunca zato što šeta usred dana i zato što je poslednjih petnaestak meseci proveo na brodu. Visok je, mlad. Kosa mu je duga i vezana u pletenicu, da ne smeta. Oči su mu prazne, uvek su prazne. Blede. Prazne su kada ubija, blede su kada ne vidi. Da može skočio bi preko ograde, preko tri metra koja ga dele od Ašiljovog broda. Mrzi. Prezire.

   Isukao je sablju, polako. Sada svi gledaju u čudnog, novog, mladog kapetana. Koji je bio pristojan i finiji od starog i koji je radio zajedno sa posadom i delio poslednju bajatu koricu hleba na jednake delove. Sblja se sija na suncu. Ljudi vide svoj kraj u njenoj oštrici.

   More je pocrnelo, ali nije jutro i nije veče. Crvotočne daske mu sikću pod nogama. Tresu se. čuje se krckanje. Ljudi višre beže. Jarbol je polomljen, pao je u more, čuo se prasak vode, uzburkale i penušale kao da je besan ker, a ne voda.

   Nije prepoznao biće, video je oči, video je duge zube. Osetio je smrad, crkotina – podseća na ljude umrle od bolesti, na neki način podseća i na crkvu i Bžela. Izvio je vrat da bi nagnuo glavu i gledao dok se tetura po brodu, gleda u nepce koje mu se diže nad glavom, pored smrada crkotine oseća i smrad neizmerne gladi. Zateturao se unazad, nije hteo da ga proždere neman da bi se osvetio Ašilju. Kasno je. Mrak i lomljava preuzimaju. Komadi drveta lete na sve strane i da nije navikao da živi u mraku ti komadi bi ga ubili, jer zubi nisu. Čuo je nekoliko vrisaka, ali oni su brzo iščezli, kao i miris krvi jer se pomešao sa solju.

   Čuo je još lomljave, još vrisaka. Psovke. Nekako je izbegao nalet onoga što je ostlao i od drugog broda, kao i komade mesa koji su nekada bili ljudi. Mora da izađe odavde, ali prvo da nađe ono što je ostalo od Ašilja i uveri se da je sve u redu, da majka više ne pati jer je Ašilj mrtav. Grcanje mu je prekinulo potragu, okrenuo se nekoliko puta oko sebe. pod bosim nogama je osećao sluzavu podlogu i nije ni hteo da nagađa gde li se sada nalazi, duboko u nemani. Polazi za grcanjem, jer ikao dobro vidi, mrak koji je neman načinila progutavši ga to poništava. Pronašao je zglob koji zrači svetlošću. Čuo je poznat glas kada je grcanje prestalo. Toliko se razbesneo da je skoro pustio Ašiljov zglob, ali ako ga pusti, onda ga možda više nikada neće naći, tako da je odlučio da ga stegne još više.

   Pucketanje se čulo nekoliko trenutaka pre nego što je treperavo bedno svetlo omogućilo dvojici muškaraca da vide jedan drugog. Ašilj je bio povređen, bedan. Rožmberku nije bilo ništa, stisao je dršku svoje zlatne sablje i somehnuo se zlokobno, a izgledao je još strašnije dok mu je lice bilo osvetljeno bednim svetlom. Sveća je nekako gorela, ne sveća, šaka. Ašilj je Ratnik.

   Nije ga prepoznao, pored onog čoveka na kog svi upozoravaju već nekoliko godina, nije ga prepoznao. Ali Rožmberk je po prvi put hteo da bude prepoznat kao Gubavi Rož. Prvi put je izgovorio svoj prokleti nadimak, ali prokletinji u očima nije zasijalo ništa, nikakvo prepoznavanje. Ništa. Sve dok ga nije sabio uz sluzavi zid unutrašnjosti nemani koja je izgledom podsećala da obris nekog zmaja. Uvek je sve što vidi obris, kao nije čovek koga će da ubije.

   Prvo je ispričao Ašilju kako mu je majka umrla, šta mu se sve desilo, pa je zatim počeo da ispunjava osvetu, učinio je sve što mu je majka rekla da učini, iako mu zapravo nije rekla ništa od toga.

   Zadržao je jedan zub kao suvenik, prvo Ašiljov pa zatim i zub nemani, kada se oslobodio i ostavio leš da potone negde u mrak. Nije bio siguran koliko dugo je plivao do kopna, ili kako je uopšte našao kopno. Morao je da sa sebe strgne vuneni kaput sveštenika. Vera u svetaje mu je brzo došla u život, mislio je da paze na ljude, na Enor, ali nije bilo tako i kada je shvatio da ga niko, do on sam, nije odveo do ostrva do života, prestao je da veruje u pomoć, bilo čiju pomoć.

   On neće pomoći ovom svetu, on će da ga natera da se savije, da se prilagodi i postane bolji. On će da učini da mrak vlada i da se ljudi oko njega teturaju u mraku. U crnilu.

   Niko mu nije stao na put, nastavio je. Besniji, moćniji. Olako bi zbrisao sve što mu stane na put, pa i ono što se skloni od njega. Majka je prestala da šapuće kada vetar duva. Dobro. Zaboravio je kako izgleda, zaboravio je kako je zvučala i kako je gledala u more i čekala da se vrati muškarac koji ne može da se vrati.

   On će da predstavlja razlog zašto se ljudi ne vraćaju kući.

   Osvojio je celo ostrvo, ali ovog puta je uspeo malo da se smiri i poštedei neke ljude. Preselio se u zamak, a zemlja pod njegovim nogama je crnela dok je hodao i više nije bilo mesta na ostrvu koje nije bilo crno, i mračno i tamo. Nije znao kako je uspeo da podeli svoju tamu, svoj mrak koji je neprestano gledao tokom života sa ostrvom. Nije ga bilo briga, jednog dana, sve će da bude mrak.

   Seo je na svoj crni tron, oko njega su bili preživeli ljudi, drhtali su bolno ispravljeni, a oči su im bile blede, sive... crne. Bile su crne, u potpunosti kao njegove. Majka mu se nikada nije obratila posle smrti, vetar nije šaputao njene reči nego nečije tuđe, i sada, dok je sedeo i gledao ljude, i sve što je učinio. Poželeo je da ponovo veruje i da mu se umesto tog nečijeg tuđeg glasa, zaista obratila majka, zato što bi sada bio miran i zato što bi mu voljena zlatna sablja ležala u šaci bez bola.

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Hudební festival Hrady CZ rozezní Rožmberk nad Vltavou

Hudební festival Hrady CZ rozezní Rožmberk nad Vltavou

Jižní Čechy – Sedmnáctý ročník putovního hudebně-kulturního festivalu Hrady CZ se po Točníku, Kunětické hoře a Švihovu znovu v plné síle představí v pátek a sobotu 5. a 6. srpna v Rožmberku nad Vltavou. Páteční program na Rožmberku nad Vltavou nabídne koncerty Mirai, Mig 21, či vystoupení Tomáše Kluse a Anny K.. V sobotu se mohou návštěvníci hradní tour těšit na kapely Chinaski, Rybičky 48,…