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THE LEGEND OF KING LAURIN
Once upon a time, where today there are only rocks and stones, there was a beautiful rose garden. It belonged to Laurin, King of dwarfs. One day, thanks to a magic cloak that made him invisible, Laurin kidnapped princess Similde, the daughter of another king.
The royal knights at once gave chase. When they saw the rose garden in all its splendour they knew where they would find Similde. The knights challenged Laurin to fight and although his magic belt gave him the strength of 12 warriors he was defeated.
Similde married the bravest soldier; King Laurin was imprisoned but managed to escape. When he got back to his mountains and saw his rose garden, he said, “These roses betrayed me! If the soldiers hadn’t seen them they would never have found me”.
Angrily he turned the whole garden to stone and cast a spell over it that made it impossible for anyone to see the roses by day or by night. But he forgot about twilight and so we can still admire the splendid pink glow that lights up the mountains at sunset.
The royal knights at once gave chase. When they saw the rose garden in all its splendour they knew where they would find Similde. The knights challenged Laurin to fight and although his magic belt gave him the strength of 12 warriors he was defeated.
Similde married the bravest soldier; King Laurin was imprisoned but managed to escape. When he got back to his mountains and saw his rose garden, he said, “These roses betrayed me! If the soldiers hadn’t seen them they would never have found me”.
Angrily he turned the whole garden to stone and cast a spell over it that made it impossible for anyone to see the roses by day or by night. But he forgot about twilight and so we can still admire the splendid pink glow that lights up the mountains at sunset.
