Hillfort legend
Legend of Taurapilis Hillfort
The legend of Taurapilis Hillfort tells of a church inside the hill, organ music, and the St. John's Day moment when the hillfort briefly opens.
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Legends about hillforts
Raised hills, hidden castles and doors opening in the earth. Archaeological evidence and oral accounts offer different ways of reading the same place.
Hillfort legend
Legend of Punia Hillfort
The legend of Punia Hillfort links Margis Hill with the memory of Pilėnai, the choice of freedom, fire, and the landscape where the Nemunas and Punelė meet.
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Merkinė Hillfort Legend
The Merkinė Hillfort legend tells of a city seen by a king in a dream, the confluence of the Nemunas and Merkys, and a hillfort that preserves the image of Dainava's beginnings.
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Liškiava Hillfort Legend
The Liškiava Hillfort legend tells of Duke Krėza, an enchanted princess, the Witch's Wall, and the memory of an unfinished castle frozen above the Nemunas.
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Legend of Seredžius Hillfort
The legend of Seredžius Hillfort, associated with Palemonas Hill and Pieštvė Castle, tells of origin, defense, and princely memory established on the bank of the Nemunas.
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Kernavė Hillforts Legend
The Kernavė Hillforts legend tells of Pajauta Valley, Lizdeika Hill, hidden roads, and an old capital whose soil preserves the memory of the beginning of the state.
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Bakainiai Hillfort Legend
The Bakainiai Hillfort legend explains the large hill encircled by the Liaudė River as a castle site heaped up with caps, where community labor became landscape.
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Legend of Ukmergė Hillfort
The legend of Ukmergė Hillfort tells of the wolf maiden, a priestess, and a tamed wolf, explaining the memory of the old city name Vilkmergė.
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Apuolė Hillfort Legend
The Apuolė Hillfort legend tells of a Curonian fortress at the confluence of the Luoba and Brukis, an old memory of warfare, and a hill where history became legend.
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Legend of Senoji Įpiltis Hillfort
The legend of Senoji Įpiltis Hillfort tells of a mysterious Curonian castle, the old memory of Duvzarė land, and a stronghold protected by water and ramparts.
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Legend of Papilė Hillfort
The legend of Papilė Hillfort tells of Pilies Hill on the bank of the Venta, a tower-shaped rise, the hidden memory of a castle, and local folklore already noted in the interwar period.
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Narkūnai Hillfort Legend
The Narkūnai Hillfort legend joins the memory of Utenis Castle, Happiness Valley, a health-giving spring, and the custom of offering coins into one Aukštaitija story.
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Legend of Šeimyniškėliai (Voruta) Hillfort
The legend of Šeimyniškėliai, or Voruta, Hillfort links the Anykščiai landscape with the memory of Mindaugas's castle, deep stream ravines, and the image of a vanished wooden stronghold.
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Lopaičiai Hillfort Legends
The Lopaičiai Hillfort legends tell of a hill near Tverai, mythological stones, springs, priestly memory, and the sense of a sacred place preserved in the Samogitian landscape.
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Aukštadvaris Hillfort Legend
The Aukštadvaris Hillfort legend links Pilaitė Hill with the nobleman Lackis, escape from Moscow, an abducted noblewoman, and a castle that stood by the Verknė.
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