Many castles in Poland have
legends and myths that surround them. These stories often include tales of lost
love and hauntings.
Here is a favorite.
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| Lagow Castle |
A fierce Polish knight named
Marek in the 15th century claimed Lagow castle for his own. The
Germanic Teutonic Knights had built this castle a hundred years before.
He at one time was beloved by
the townspeople but when his wife died, he became lonely and embittered.
His younger beautiful sister, Dorota came to live with him.
Marek took a prisoner during a battle he fought
just outside the town--a Prussian Prince named Boris. He
imprisoned Prince Boris in his castle’s dungeon.
Prince Boris began to sing every day.
It was believed he did this to keep his sanity for he was enclosed in a dark,
damp place.
It wasn’t long before the
townspeople started to flock to the castle to hear him sing--for Prince Boris
had a fine voice.
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| Lagow Poland |
Marek’s sister Dorota became
enamored by the Prince’s voice. She bribed the guards so she could meet Boris.
After this she visited him regularly--the two fell in love.
Dorota told her brother she
wanted to marry Prince Boris. Marek disapproved and arranged for Dorota to
marry an elderly knight that lived in a neighboring community.
During her wedding reception
at the castle, Marek had Prince Boris brought up to the great hall. He commanded the prince to sing for his guests. Boris refused.
Marek now angered ordered the
guards behead the Prince. They then threw his body into a nearby lake. Dorota
who witnessed this terrible event died from a broken heart before her marriage
could be consummated.
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| Lagow Castle seen from the lake. |
Soon after, her distraught
ghost was seen wandering along the shore of the lake where Prince Boris was
thrown. She is also seen walking through the town and in the castle.
Witnesses that live in Lagow
today state they have seen her ghost.
They also state that during the summer months in the evening they hear Prince Boris singing near the castles’ dungeon and by the lake.
They also state that during the summer months in the evening they hear Prince Boris singing near the castles’ dungeon and by the lake.
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