Sunday, November 4, 2007

Żelisław and nest of gryfs

Before many centuries, when Szczecin yet was city defensive, wildernesses reached to his gates, in princes team served brave knight Żelisław. Together with other warriors guarded acces to Szczecin from south side, in a big castle in the vicinty village Glinna.

Coming cherfully, springs days, good time on execute diagnosos or somewhere in wilderness don't gother enemy armys. Specially urgently was inspection south lands princedom, few knew to this time. Prince so called knight Żelisław, who prised for wisdom, respect and valour and he ordered him to pretend on reconnaissance. Already soon, early morning seted off Żelisław in company several armed warriors in interior wilderness. A long time they scrambled for hills and forests, until circle midday left on glade surround beautiful oaks. They stopped on relax, because time was right. People harrased and hungry, horses tidy drive along fields. They let horses casual on relax, they layed on juicy grass. Suddenly at the tallest oak wide noisy sound, some knewn't sound. They started find source that sound. At the moment they looked strange creatures. No birds, no animals: head, wings and claws eagle, body, paws and tuil lion. Two creatures sat in nest no produce fear and carefully looked on them. About untould discover Żelisław can't say prince. He pushed so internationaler to Szczecin.

Immediately before night prince went on glad with people. In shine, go down sun ther birds- no birds exerted indefinitive delight, prince was take with these, he decided located image one with them in his coat of arms. Prince listened about these strange creatures and he knew from a long time call they are gryfs, but to look them on his eyes - no, this he didn't knew. Yet in supplement here, on him land. "Knight Żelisław deserved for present - prince thought - and he fited him in heredity lands, which it was in shine several miles from this place. Around oak, where were gryfs, Żelisław built village, which name gave from name ownor.

Years turned, to haven't trace about mansion Żelisława, but village about name Żelisławiec is to today. Oak is too. On cementery grew in nearby church and with pride it is reminiscing time, which it was witness. Gryf? Gryf is too. Him image is on heredity: Szczecina, our province and many, other town of sea.

The End

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