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A long time ago, the town of Murnau used to be called “Wurmau” (“river plain of the Wyrm”) in honor of the lindwurm that used to live here — a beast that killed everything, humans and animals alike, and which no hunter could slay. Instead of defeating it in combat, someone finally had the idea of poisoning a calf and leaving it near the beast. The dragon consumed the bait and perished. In honor of this event, the town of Murnau still has a lindwurm in its heraldic sign. | A long time ago, the town of Murnau used to be called “Wurmau” (“river plain of the Wyrm”) in honor of the lindwurm that used to live here — a beast that killed everything, humans and animals alike, and which no hunter could slay. Instead of defeating it in combat, someone finally had the idea of poisoning a calf and leaving it near the beast. The dragon consumed the bait and perished. In honor of this event, the town of Murnau still has a lindwurm in its heraldic sign. | ||
'''Source:''' | '''Source:''' [https://archive.org/details/bayerischesagen00unkngoog/page/n40/mode/2up Panzer - Bayerische Sagen und Bräuche Erster Band, p. 27] | ||
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'''Geographic Coordinates:''' {{Coordinates|47.674167,11.201667}}{{Tale image|Ein einzelner Baum inmitten des Murnauer Moos.jpg}} | |||
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[[Category:Folk Tale]] | [[Category:Folk Tale]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Slaying]][[Category:Lindwurm]] | [[Category:Dragon Slaying]][[Category:Lindwurm]] | ||
[[Category:Murnau am Staffelsee]] | [[Category:Murnau am Staffelsee]] | ||
[[Category:Panzer - Bayerische Sagen und Bräuche Erster Band]] | [[Category:Panzer - Bayerische Sagen und Bräuche Erster Band]] | ||
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A long time ago, the town of Murnau used to be called “Wurmau” (“river plain of the Wyrm”) in honor of the lindwurm that used to live here — a beast that killed everything, humans and animals alike, and which no hunter could slay. Instead of defeating it in combat, someone finally had the idea of poisoning a calf and leaving it near the beast. The dragon consumed the bait and perished. In honor of this event, the town of Murnau still has a lindwurm in its heraldic sign.
Source: Panzer - Bayerische Sagen und Bräuche Erster Band, p. 27
Geographic Coordinates: 47° 40' 27.00" N, 11° 12' 6.00" E
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