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The legend of the origin of Vilnius.

Vilnius (Lithuania)


Dange is telling me about Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas- founder of Vilnius.
According to a tale, tired after a busy hunting day,
Gediminas had a prophetic dream about an iron wolf
howling on a top of the hill.
When he asked a pagan priest for an explanation of the dream,
he was told that he had to build a castle on the top of that hill,
which was strategically surrounded by three rivers,
and a grand city around that hill.
So that "the iron-wolf-like sound about this great city would spread around the world".
This dream came true.
It's very interesting to know about all this old legends and traditions.
I like sharing this story about the origin of Vilnius with all of you.


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