Lech, Czech, Rus

The Polish white Eagle

The polish white eagle

How the Polish country began...

A thousand years ago, or even more, there lived three brothers: Lech, Czech and prus.

They rode theirs horses over mountains, rivers, through forests and wild country...

There were no people to be found anywhere, not a town or a tiny village...

On the crest of a mountain top, they separated, each going in a different direction. Czech went to the left, Rus went to the right and Lech rode straight ahead, down the mountain and across vast plains.

One day Lech saw a splendid sight. He and his troops had come to a place where a meadow surrounded a small lake.

They stopped at the edge of the meadow as a great eagle flew over their heads. It flew around in great swooping circles, then perched on its nest, high on a craggy branch.

As the eagle spread its wings and soared into the heavens again, a ray of sunshine from the red setting sun fell on the eagle's wings, so they appeared tipped with gold, the rest of the bird was pure white.

"Here is where we will stay!" declared Lech. "Here is our new home, and we will call this place GNIEZNO ... (the eagle's nest). He and his people built many houses and it became the center of his territory.

VIDEO

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No people

Three Brothers

TIMELINE

Travel

Eagle

Separation

Meadow

Building a settelment

Poland begins

Sunset

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