Sunday, November 4, 2007

Princes Oak at Goślice

In near Goślic grow large oak, calls from a long time "Princes Oak". It has about a twenty metres height, in circumference more than a six metres. Him age assess at about a seven hundred years. About came from him name circled different storys, this a few with them.

Sometimes, to don't know precise when, but absolutely it was very long time, prince of Szczecin selected alone at hunt. In near this oak, already on beginning hunt attacked his a large deer. He defensived brave, but for defensive he has only knife of hunter, he understood soon a only rescue for him will be shelter on a tree. With big problem prince climbed on oak, which ready then was large and power. All day and all night prince sat in limb, because deer obstinately stuck at tree wait, until offering tired get off on land. Meanwhile on castle to worried extend, absence ruler and completely to go on search. To found prince healthy, althought get cold, hungry and very exhausted. Prince rescued with problem, he went to castle and never move he don't went alone on hunt, but oak, which gave him help, calls from this time "Princes Oak".

Accorning to other history oak took call many, many earlier, because in moment, when prince these lands - name unfortunately - I don't know - himselves his plauted. And for memento oak calls himself name.

Next legend speak, prince Bogusław X so very preferenced this oak, therefore whenever he choosed on hunt in these side, always at him limbs, he managed relax. So that oak beginning, first service, later other people, it associated with person prince, already in the end all people started talk about him - "Prince Oka". This name acceptance and it outlast centurys.
As really with that oak to was? Who know it?

The End

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