Kraków, Poland (folk tale)

The Wawel Dragon

Folklore — not a documented case

A dragon is said to have lived in the cave beneath Kraków's Wawel Hill; according to legend it was defeated with an animal hide stuffed with sulphur.

One of Kraków's founding legends says that a terrible dragon once lived in the cave beneath Wawel Hill, on the banks of the Vistula. According to the tale it devoured the herds of the surrounding land, held the town to ransom, and no one could overcome it.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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