1. On the Discovery of the Hot Springs by Duke Bolesław I the Tall

On the Discovery of the Hot Springs by Duke Bolesław I the Tall

In the year of our Lord 1175, Duke Bolesław the Tall commenced a Great Hunt in the valley of Hirschberg. Many a knight hath come joined the Hunt along the villeins and servants alike.

The Hunt would last but a few moons yet game has been caught aplenty, be they stags, roes or boars. It was by the Hunt’s conclusion that the Duke, in the thistles deep, saw a mighty fine deer and set his hounds loose to pursue the beast as he aimed to slay the stag with his bow. But the beast was quick and nimble, dodging each of the arrows till one of them struck its side. The stag fled into the thicket and sought shelter deep within the forest, leaving but a trail of blood. Stalking the stag’s trail, the Duke found himself on shifty grounds at the riverside, surrounded by watery haze, as the stench of sulfur permeated the air. And as his feet sank deep into the mud and his boots filled with water he, instead of cold, felt warmth.

Whence he pierced through the coppice, he saw the bleeding stag which had immersed its wounded side in the pond, visibly relieved.

Bearing witness to the sight before him, the Duke discerned that the water, coming from the spring, has the power to heal.

And so, he ordered for the springs to have their surroundings cleared, cleaned, and reinforced and for these wondrous waters to be shared to all those in need.